Myanmar (Burma) vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma) and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.97 billion TIV, or 43 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 and Saudi Arabia ranked 1 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

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	Saudi Arabia	World
2025	70 million	3.04 billion	33.3 billion
2024	222 million	1.24 billion	30.6 billion
2023	132 million	1.33 billion	29.5 billion
2022	229 million	3.05 billion	33 billion
2021	67 million	1.75 billion	26.8 billion
2020	217 million	2.24 billion	23.4 billion
2019	206 million	3.03 billion	26.9 billion
2018	203 million	2.94 billion	27.3 billion
2017	210 million	3.85 billion	31.2 billion
2016	284 million	2.91 billion	31.4 billion
2015	258 million	3.47 billion	28.7 billion
2014	112 million	2.72 billion	27 billion
2013	252 million	1.69 billion	27.4 billion
2012	398 million	835 million	27.9 billion
2011	668 million	1.18 billion	29.9 billion
2010	62 million	1.11 billion	25.8 billion
2009	65 million	828 million	24 billion
2008	80 million	389 million	24.1 billion
2007	153 million	229 million	26.5 billion
2006	206 million	207 million	24.4 billion
2005	179 million	166 million	21.3 billion
2004	192 million	1.16 billion	21.3 billion
2003	100 million	158 million	19.2 billion
2002	156 million	559 million	17.7 billion
2001	153 million	59 million	18.3 billion
2000	16 million	104 million	20.5 billion
1999	141 million	1.58 billion	25.3 billion
1998	156 million	2.89 billion	27.9 billion
1997	231 million	2.79 billion	28.9 billion
1996	115 million	1.73 billion	23.7 billion
1995	224 million	985 million	22.9 billion
1994	97 million	981 million	22.8 billion
1993	331 million	2.35 billion	25.8 billion
1992	31 million	1.15 billion	24.3 billion
1991	239 million	1.04 billion	27.8 billion
1990	278 million	2.04 billion	28.6 billion
1989	34 million	1.38 billion	31.7 billion
1988	–	784 million	32.9 billion
1987	–	2.01 billion	36.2 billion
1986	9 million	2.84 billion	35.5 billion
1985	–	1.31 billion	33.2 billion
1984	–	824 million	36.8 billion
1983	–	1.82 billion	39.1 billion
1982	38 million	2.22 billion	41.4 billion
1981	–	1.82 billion	42 billion
1980	40 million	1.09 billion	37.4 billion
1979	19 million	767 million	33.3 billion
1978	25 million	1.01 billion	39.2 billion
1977	9 million	1.02 billion	37 billion
1976	10 million	702 million	33 billion
1975	53 million	372 million	34.2 billion
1974	–	547 million	32.9 billion
1973	–	202 million	32.6 billion
1972	4 million	130 million	28.7 billion
1971	28 million	10 million	29.3 billion
1970	4 million	87 million	22.1 billion
1969	22 million	416 million	24.7 billion
1968	6 million	448 million	22.4 billion
1967	14 million	222 million	22.1 billion
1966	3 million	227 million	22.4 billion
1965	19 million	48 million	23.1 billion
1964	18 million	5 million	24.2 billion
1963	28 million	–	18.1 billion
1962	14 million	22 million	15.5 billion
1961	17 million	8 million	15 billion
1960	6 million	6 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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