Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea

Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports

Arms imports: 7 million TIV in Malaysia in 2024 and 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 2 million TIV, or 1.22 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Arms importsArms imports: 7 million TIV in Malaysia in 2024 and 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 2 million TIV, or 1.22 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Papua New Guinea.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalaysiaPapua New GuineaWorld
2025––33.3 billion
20247 million–30.6 billion
202311 million9 million29.5 billion
202271 million–33 billion
2021133 million14 million26.8 billion
202051 million–23.4 billion
201968 million–26.9 billion
201893 million8 million27.3 billion
2017197 million031.2 billion
2016270 million–31.4 billion
2015118 million–28.7 billion
201475 million3 million27 billion
201382 million–27.4 billion
201219 million–27.9 billion
20114 million–29.9 billion
2010213 million–25.8 billion
20091.28 billion–24 billion
2008493 million–24.1 billion
2007498 million–26.5 billion
2006184 million–24.4 billion
200557 million–21.3 billion
200468 million–21.3 billion
2003190 million–19.2 billion
2002154 million–17.7 billion
200126 million–18.3 billion
200026 million–20.5 billion
1999721 million–25.3 billion
199839 million–27.9 billion
1997553 million7 million28.9 billion
199632 million1 million23.7 billion
1995828 million–22.9 billion
1994308 million1 million22.8 billion
199313 million–25.8 billion
199213 million10 million24.3 billion
199133 million10 million27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
198937 million6 million31.7 billion
198814 million6 million32.9 billion
19875 million12 million36.2 billion
1986141 million8 million35.5 billion
1985405 million–33.2 billion
1984543 million2 million36.8 billion
1983275 million–39.1 billion
198225 million4 million41.4 billion
198156 million2 million42 billion
1980127 million–37.4 billion
1979310 million–33.3 billion
197872 million2 million39.2 billion
1977146 million3 million37 billion
1976394 million–33 billion
197585 million32 million34.2 billion
197474 million–32.9 billion
1973229 million–32.6 billion
1972109 million–28.7 billion
1971192 million–29.3 billion
197025 million–22.1 billion
196979 million–24.7 billion
196891 million–22.4 billion
1967128 million–22.1 billion
196658 million–22.4 billion
196510 million–23.1 billion
196497 million–24.2 billion
196375 million–18.1 billion
196231 million–15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
19605 million–15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, 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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