Malaysia vs North Korea

Malaysia vs North Korea: Arms exports

Arms exports: 20 million TIV in Malaysia in 2024 and 44 million TIV in North Korea in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 191 million TIV, or 11 times that in Malaysia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Malaysia vs North Korea: Arms exportsArms exports: 20 million TIV in Malaysia in 2024 and 44 million TIV in North Korea in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in North Korea, by 191 million TIV, or 11 times that in Malaysia.
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What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Malaysia.
  • The world as a whole: 30.7 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalaysiaNorth KoreaWorld
2025–44 million33.5 billion
202420 million211 million30.7 billion
2023–9 million29.5 billion
2022––33.3 billion
2021––27.1 billion
2020––24.1 billion
20191 million–27 billion
2018––27.4 billion
2017––31.3 billion
2016––31.5 billion
2015––28.7 billion
201415 million1 million27.1 billion
201315 million–27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010–7 million25.8 billion
2009–23 million24.4 billion
2008–15 million24.1 billion
2007–15 million26.5 billion
2006–15 million24.5 billion
2005–15 million21.4 billion
2004–42 million21.3 billion
2003–129 million19.2 billion
2002–150 million17.7 billion
2001–53 million18.5 billion
2000–40 million20.5 billion
199911 million42 million25.4 billion
1998–59 million27.9 billion
1997–35 million28.9 billion
1996–35 million23.7 billion
1995033 million22.9 billion
1994–21 million23 billion
1993–104 million25.8 billion
1992–98 million24.3 billion
1991–85 million28.2 billion
1990–6 million30.2 billion
1989–65 million34.9 billion
1988–179 million36.8 billion
19873 million189 million39.4 billion
1986–53 million39 billion
1985–154 million38.2 billion
1984–185 million41.6 billion
1983–231 million43.9 billion
19826 million129 million46.2 billion
1981–27 million45.8 billion
1980–43 million42.2 billion
1979–20 million38.4 billion
1978––42.4 billion
1977––40 billion
1976––36 billion
1975–12 million37.2 billion
1974–8 million36.6 billion
1973––36.3 billion
1972––34.5 billion
19717 million–32.9 billion
1970––25.3 billion
1969––28.1 billion
1968––26.1 billion
1967––25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
1964––26.7 billion
1963––20.3 billion
1962––17.5 billion
1961––16.4 billion
1960––17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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