Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia

Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma) and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 59 million TIV, or 1.84 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Myanmar (Burma) vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma) and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 59 million TIV, or 1.84 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
  • In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 and Russia ranked 42 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMyanmar (Burma)RussiaWorld
202570 million129 million33.3 billion
2024222 million315 million30.6 billion
2023132 million95 million29.5 billion
2022229 million39 million33 billion
202167 million6 million26.8 billion
2020217 million1 million23.4 billion
2019206 million5 million26.9 billion
2018203 million62 million27.3 billion
2017210 million94 million31.2 billion
2016284 million127 million31.4 billion
2015258 million113 million28.7 billion
2014112 million207 million27 billion
2013252 million185 million27.4 billion
2012398 million121 million27.9 billion
2011668 million10 million29.9 billion
201062 million25 million25.8 billion
200965 million8 million24 billion
200880 million–24.1 billion
2007153 million90 million26.5 billion
2006206 million–24.4 billion
2005179 million–21.3 billion
2004192 million–21.3 billion
2003100 million–19.2 billion
2002156 million–17.7 billion
2001153 million2 million18.3 billion
200016 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
1999141 million368 million25.3 billion
1998156 million–27.9 billion
1997231 million–28.9 billion
1996115 million–23.7 billion
1995224 million–22.9 billion
199497 million–22.8 billion
1993331 million–25.8 billion
199231 million40 million24.3 billion
1991239 million–27.8 billion
1990278 million–28.6 billion
198934 million–31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
19869 million–35.5 billion
1985––33.2 billion
1984––36.8 billion
1983––39.1 billion
198238 million–41.4 billion
1981––42 billion
198040 million–37.4 billion
197919 million–33.3 billion
197825 million–39.2 billion
19779 million–37 billion
197610 million–33 billion
197553 million–34.2 billion
1974––32.9 billion
1973––32.6 billion
19724 million–28.7 billion
197128 million–29.3 billion
19704 million–22.1 billion
196922 million–24.7 billion
19686 million–22.4 billion
196714 million–22.1 billion
19663 million–22.4 billion
196519 million–23.1 billion
196418 million–24.2 billion
196328 million–18.1 billion
196214 million–15.5 billion
196117 million–15 billion
19606 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.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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