Philippines vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 846 million TIV in Philippines and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 813 million TIV, or 26 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2025, Philippines ranked 10 and Thailand ranked 60 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	Philippines	Thailand	World
2025	846 million	33 million	33.3 billion
2024	305 million	73 million	30.6 billion
2023	108 million	290 million	29.5 billion
2022	280 million	271 million	33 billion
2021	365 million	151 million	26.8 billion
2020	385 million	141 million	23.4 billion
2019	191 million	293 million	26.9 billion
2018	17 million	636 million	27.3 billion
2017	278 million	317 million	31.2 billion
2016	228 million	346 million	31.4 billion
2015	153 million	184 million	28.7 billion
2014	12 million	107 million	27 billion
2013	83 million	383 million	27.4 billion
2012	21 million	278 million	27.9 billion
2011	63 million	252 million	29.9 billion
2010	3 million	60 million	25.8 billion
2009	1 million	63 million	24 billion
2008	10 million	16 million	24.1 billion
2007	16 million	8 million	26.5 billion
2006	23 million	99 million	24.4 billion
2005	12 million	115 million	21.3 billion
2004	34 million	138 million	21.3 billion
2003	10 million	131 million	19.2 billion
2002	5 million	152 million	17.7 billion
2001	10 million	109 million	18.3 billion
2000	–	77 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	160 million	25.3 billion
1998	64 million	62 million	27.9 billion
1997	72 million	910 million	28.9 billion
1996	43 million	741 million	23.7 billion
1995	30 million	530 million	22.9 billion
1994	72 million	608 million	22.8 billion
1993	62 million	182 million	25.8 billion
1992	43 million	429 million	24.3 billion
1991	34 million	575 million	27.8 billion
1990	33 million	235 million	28.6 billion
1989	19 million	284 million	31.7 billion
1988	12 million	623 million	32.9 billion
1987	26 million	539 million	36.2 billion
1986	–	162 million	35.5 billion
1985	23 million	185 million	33.2 billion
1984	38 million	360 million	36.8 billion
1983	116 million	247 million	39.1 billion
1982	17 million	81 million	41.4 billion
1981	39 million	350 million	42 billion
1980	75 million	318 million	37.4 billion
1979	92 million	326 million	33.3 billion
1978	143 million	192 million	39.2 billion
1977	198 million	111 million	37 billion
1976	256 million	154 million	33 billion
1975	133 million	90 million	34.2 billion
1974	60 million	114 million	32.9 billion
1973	106 million	321 million	32.6 billion
1972	50 million	147 million	28.7 billion
1971	90 million	243 million	29.3 billion
1970	9 million	258 million	22.1 billion
1969	26 million	121 million	24.7 billion
1968	16 million	88 million	22.4 billion
1967	43 million	140 million	22.1 billion
1966	86 million	58 million	22.4 billion
1965	99 million	87 million	23.1 billion
1964	2 million	84 million	24.2 billion
1963	4 million	111 million	18.1 billion
1962	11 million	113 million	15.5 billion
1961	44 million	52 million	15 billion
1960	50 million	28 million	15.7 billion

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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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