Philippines vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 846 million TIV in Philippines and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 101 million TIV, or 1.14 times that in United States.

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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 States.
In 2025, Philippines ranked 10 and United States ranked 13 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 States	World
2025	846 million	745 million	33.3 billion
2024	305 million	1.05 billion	30.6 billion
2023	108 million	891 million	29.5 billion
2022	280 million	846 million	33 billion
2021	365 million	922 million	26.8 billion
2020	385 million	806 million	23.4 billion
2019	191 million	882 million	26.9 billion
2018	17 million	379 million	27.3 billion
2017	278 million	504 million	31.2 billion
2016	228 million	447 million	31.4 billion
2015	153 million	482 million	28.7 billion
2014	12 million	568 million	27 billion
2013	83 million	767 million	27.4 billion
2012	21 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	63 million	937 million	29.9 billion
2010	3 million	969 million	25.8 billion
2009	1 million	939 million	24 billion
2008	10 million	936 million	24.1 billion
2007	16 million	842 million	26.5 billion
2006	23 million	706 million	24.4 billion
2005	12 million	582 million	21.3 billion
2004	34 million	596 million	21.3 billion
2003	10 million	630 million	19.2 billion
2002	5 million	515 million	17.7 billion
2001	10 million	508 million	18.3 billion
2000	–	333 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	220 million	25.3 billion
1998	64 million	262 million	27.9 billion
1997	72 million	610 million	28.9 billion
1996	43 million	601 million	23.7 billion
1995	30 million	809 million	22.9 billion
1994	72 million	951 million	22.8 billion
1993	62 million	968 million	25.8 billion
1992	43 million	540 million	24.3 billion
1991	34 million	515 million	27.8 billion
1990	33 million	363 million	28.6 billion
1989	19 million	1.78 billion	31.7 billion
1988	12 million	1.79 billion	32.9 billion
1987	26 million	2 billion	36.2 billion
1986	–	424 million	35.5 billion
1985	23 million	655 million	33.2 billion
1984	38 million	381 million	36.8 billion
1983	116 million	463 million	39.1 billion
1982	17 million	248 million	41.4 billion
1981	39 million	531 million	42 billion
1980	75 million	380 million	37.4 billion
1979	92 million	253 million	33.3 billion
1978	143 million	369 million	39.2 billion
1977	198 million	384 million	37 billion
1976	256 million	499 million	33 billion
1975	133 million	388 million	34.2 billion
1974	60 million	586 million	32.9 billion
1973	106 million	656 million	32.6 billion
1972	50 million	769 million	28.7 billion
1971	90 million	578 million	29.3 billion
1970	9 million	38 million	22.1 billion
1969	26 million	50 million	24.7 billion
1968	16 million	62 million	22.4 billion
1967	43 million	88 million	22.1 billion
1966	86 million	89 million	22.4 billion
1965	99 million	170 million	23.1 billion
1964	2 million	358 million	24.2 billion
1963	4 million	283 million	18.1 billion
1962	11 million	236 million	15.5 billion
1961	44 million	198 million	15 billion
1960	50 million	181 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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