Papua New Guinea vs Philippines

Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Arms imports

Arms imports: 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023 and 846 million TIV in Philippines in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 99 million TIV, or 12 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Papua New Guinea vs Philippines: Arms importsArms imports: 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023 and 846 million TIV in Philippines in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 99 million TIV, or 12 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1975.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearPapua New GuineaPhilippinesWorld
2025–846 million33.3 billion
2024–305 million30.6 billion
20239 million108 million29.5 billion
2022–280 million33 billion
202114 million365 million26.8 billion
2020–385 million23.4 billion
2019–191 million26.9 billion
20188 million17 million27.3 billion
20170278 million31.2 billion
2016–228 million31.4 billion
2015–153 million28.7 billion
20143 million12 million27 billion
2013–83 million27.4 billion
2012–21 million27.9 billion
2011–63 million29.9 billion
2010–3 million25.8 billion
2009–1 million24 billion
2008–10 million24.1 billion
2007–16 million26.5 billion
2006–23 million24.4 billion
2005–12 million21.3 billion
2004–34 million21.3 billion
2003–10 million19.2 billion
2002–5 million17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
1998–64 million27.9 billion
19977 million72 million28.9 billion
19961 million43 million23.7 billion
1995–30 million22.9 billion
19941 million72 million22.8 billion
1993–62 million25.8 billion
199210 million43 million24.3 billion
199110 million34 million27.8 billion
19904 million33 million28.6 billion
19896 million19 million31.7 billion
19886 million12 million32.9 billion
198712 million26 million36.2 billion
19868 million–35.5 billion
1985–23 million33.2 billion
19842 million38 million36.8 billion
1983–116 million39.1 billion
19824 million17 million41.4 billion
19812 million39 million42 billion
1980–75 million37.4 billion
1979–92 million33.3 billion
19782 million143 million39.2 billion
19773 million198 million37 billion
1976–256 million33 billion
197532 million133 million34.2 billion
1974–60 million32.9 billion
1973–106 million32.6 billion
1972–50 million28.7 billion
1971–90 million29.3 billion
1970–9 million22.1 billion
1969–26 million24.7 billion
1968–16 million22.4 billion
1967–43 million22.1 billion
1966–86 million22.4 billion
1965–99 million23.1 billion
1964–2 million24.2 billion
1963–4 million18.1 billion
1962–11 million15.5 billion
1961–44 million15 billion
1960–50 million15.7 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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