Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma) and 222 million TIV in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 152 million TIV, or 3.17 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
Myanmar (Burma)South Korea
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Burma) | 70 million 2025 | 258 million | 51 of 110 |
| South Korea | 222 million 2025 | 268 million | 35 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 and South Korea ranked 35 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) | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 million | 222 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 222 million | 1.03 billion | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 132 million | 218 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 229 million | 423 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 67 million | 812 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 217 million | 1.27 billion | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 206 million | 1.61 billion | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 203 million | 1.03 billion | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 210 million | 962 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 284 million | 1.04 billion | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 258 million | 268 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 112 million | 742 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 252 million | 189 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 398 million | 1.08 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 668 million | 1.57 billion | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 62 million | 1.3 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 65 million | 798 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 80 million | 1.69 billion | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 153 million | 1.73 billion | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 206 million | 1.66 billion | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 179 million | 801 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 192 million | 1.06 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 100 million | 767 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 156 million | 519 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 153 million | 768 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 16 million | 1.39 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 141 million | 1.64 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 156 million | 1.42 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 231 million | 1.22 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 115 million | 1.97 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 224 million | 1.95 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 97 million | 1.01 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 331 million | 1.01 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 31 million | 782 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 239 million | 908 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 278 million | 1.2 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 34 million | 1.84 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | – | 1.24 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | – | 773 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 9 million | 857 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | – | 760 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | – | 524 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | – | 496 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 38 million | 673 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | – | 872 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 40 million | 877 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 19 million | 1.32 billion | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 25 million | 399 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 9 million | 1.2 billion | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 10 million | 556 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 53 million | 661 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | – | 458 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | – | 269 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 4 million | 413 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 28 million | 250 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 4 million | 100 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 22 million | 586 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 6 million | 359 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 14 million | 137 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 3 million | 578 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 19 million | 632 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 18 million | 332 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 28 million | 214 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 14 million | 65 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 17 million | 113 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 6 million | 122 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.
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