Philippines vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 846 million TIV in Philippines and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 237 million TIV, or 1.39 times that in United Kingdom.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Kingdom.
In 2025, Philippines ranked 10 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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	United Kingdom	World
2025	846 million	609 million	33.3 billion
2024	305 million	486 million	30.6 billion
2023	108 million	469 million	29.5 billion
2022	280 million	859 million	33 billion
2021	365 million	886 million	26.8 billion
2020	385 million	635 million	23.4 billion
2019	191 million	402 million	26.9 billion
2018	17 million	463 million	27.3 billion
2017	278 million	1 billion	31.2 billion
2016	228 million	288 million	31.4 billion
2015	153 million	424 million	28.7 billion
2014	12 million	217 million	27 billion
2013	83 million	509 million	27.4 billion
2012	21 million	566 million	27.9 billion
2011	63 million	347 million	29.9 billion
2010	3 million	461 million	25.8 billion
2009	1 million	381 million	24 billion
2008	10 million	575 million	24.1 billion
2007	16 million	817 million	26.5 billion
2006	23 million	375 million	24.4 billion
2005	12 million	31 million	21.3 billion
2004	34 million	212 million	21.3 billion
2003	10 million	770 million	19.2 billion
2002	5 million	721 million	17.7 billion
2001	10 million	1.29 billion	18.3 billion
2000	–	937 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	132 million	25.3 billion
1998	64 million	770 million	27.9 billion
1997	72 million	513 million	28.9 billion
1996	43 million	568 million	23.7 billion
1995	30 million	496 million	22.9 billion
1994	72 million	421 million	22.8 billion
1993	62 million	796 million	25.8 billion
1992	43 million	1.15 billion	24.3 billion
1991	34 million	953 million	27.8 billion
1990	33 million	130 million	28.6 billion
1989	19 million	209 million	31.7 billion
1988	12 million	285 million	32.9 billion
1987	26 million	207 million	36.2 billion
1986	–	273 million	35.5 billion
1985	23 million	355 million	33.2 billion
1984	38 million	682 million	36.8 billion
1983	116 million	292 million	39.1 billion
1982	17 million	766 million	41.4 billion
1981	39 million	812 million	42 billion
1980	75 million	557 million	37.4 billion
1979	92 million	232 million	33.3 billion
1978	143 million	191 million	39.2 billion
1977	198 million	262 million	37 billion
1976	256 million	251 million	33 billion
1975	133 million	337 million	34.2 billion
1974	60 million	319 million	32.9 billion
1973	106 million	239 million	32.6 billion
1972	50 million	222 million	28.7 billion
1971	90 million	176 million	29.3 billion
1970	9 million	70 million	22.1 billion
1969	26 million	2.7 billion	24.7 billion
1968	16 million	2.35 billion	22.4 billion
1967	43 million	1.44 billion	22.1 billion
1966	86 million	242 million	22.4 billion
1965	99 million	166 million	23.1 billion
1964	2 million	133 million	24.2 billion
1963	4 million	159 million	18.1 billion
1962	11 million	38 million	15.5 billion
1961	44 million	34 million	15 billion
1960	50 million	26 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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