Papua New Guinea vs Thailand

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports: 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023 and 33 million TIV in Thailand in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 281 million TIV, or 32 times that in Papua New Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Papua New Guinea vs Thailand: Arms importsArms imports: 9 million TIV in Papua New Guinea in 2023 and 33 million TIV in Thailand in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 281 million TIV, or 32 times that in Papua New Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • Thailand 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 GuineaThailandWorld
2025–33 million33.3 billion
2024–73 million30.6 billion
20239 million290 million29.5 billion
2022–271 million33 billion
202114 million151 million26.8 billion
2020–141 million23.4 billion
2019–293 million26.9 billion
20188 million636 million27.3 billion
20170317 million31.2 billion
2016–346 million31.4 billion
2015–184 million28.7 billion
20143 million107 million27 billion
2013–383 million27.4 billion
2012–278 million27.9 billion
2011–252 million29.9 billion
2010–60 million25.8 billion
2009–63 million24 billion
2008–16 million24.1 billion
2007–8 million26.5 billion
2006–99 million24.4 billion
2005–115 million21.3 billion
2004–138 million21.3 billion
2003–131 million19.2 billion
2002–152 million17.7 billion
2001–109 million18.3 billion
2000–77 million20.5 billion
1999–160 million25.3 billion
1998–62 million27.9 billion
19977 million910 million28.9 billion
19961 million741 million23.7 billion
1995–530 million22.9 billion
19941 million608 million22.8 billion
1993–182 million25.8 billion
199210 million429 million24.3 billion
199110 million575 million27.8 billion
19904 million235 million28.6 billion
19896 million284 million31.7 billion
19886 million623 million32.9 billion
198712 million539 million36.2 billion
19868 million162 million35.5 billion
1985–185 million33.2 billion
19842 million360 million36.8 billion
1983–247 million39.1 billion
19824 million81 million41.4 billion
19812 million350 million42 billion
1980–318 million37.4 billion
1979–326 million33.3 billion
19782 million192 million39.2 billion
19773 million111 million37 billion
1976–154 million33 billion
197532 million90 million34.2 billion
1974–114 million32.9 billion
1973–321 million32.6 billion
1972–147 million28.7 billion
1971–243 million29.3 billion
1970–258 million22.1 billion
1969–121 million24.7 billion
1968–88 million22.4 billion
1967–140 million22.1 billion
1966–58 million22.4 billion
1965–87 million23.1 billion
1964–84 million24.2 billion
1963–111 million18.1 billion
1962–113 million15.5 billion
1961–52 million15 billion
1960–28 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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