Philippines vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 846 million TIV in Philippines and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 669 million TIV, or 4.78 times that in Vietnam.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Vietnam.
In 2025, Philippines ranked 10 and Vietnam ranked 38 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	Vietnam	World
2025	846 million	177 million	33.3 billion
2024	305 million	58 million	30.6 billion
2023	108 million	45 million	29.5 billion
2022	280 million	86 million	33 billion
2021	365 million	235 million	26.8 billion
2020	385 million	38 million	23.4 billion
2019	191 million	166 million	26.9 billion
2018	17 million	604 million	27.3 billion
2017	278 million	783 million	31.2 billion
2016	228 million	924 million	31.4 billion
2015	153 million	869 million	28.7 billion
2014	12 million	1.23 billion	27 billion
2013	83 million	360 million	27.4 billion
2012	21 million	782 million	27.9 billion
2011	63 million	1.02 billion	29.9 billion
2010	3 million	161 million	25.8 billion
2009	1 million	61 million	24 billion
2008	10 million	186 million	24.1 billion
2007	16 million	8 million	26.5 billion
2006	23 million	42 million	24.4 billion
2005	12 million	221 million	21.3 billion
2004	34 million	299 million	21.3 billion
2003	10 million	22 million	19.2 billion
2002	5 million	58 million	17.7 billion
2001	10 million	97 million	18.3 billion
2000	–	11 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	168 million	25.3 billion
1998	64 million	209 million	27.9 billion
1997	72 million	111 million	28.9 billion
1996	43 million	214 million	23.7 billion
1995	30 million	273 million	22.9 billion
1994	72 million	–	22.8 billion
1993	62 million	–	25.8 billion
1992	43 million	–	24.3 billion
1991	34 million	–	27.8 billion
1990	33 million	116 million	28.6 billion
1989	19 million	128 million	31.7 billion
1988	12 million	65 million	32.9 billion
1987	26 million	50 million	36.2 billion
1986	–	78 million	35.5 billion
1985	23 million	28 million	33.2 billion
1984	38 million	557 million	36.8 billion
1983	116 million	916 million	39.1 billion
1982	17 million	532 million	41.4 billion
1981	39 million	1.07 billion	42 billion
1980	75 million	1.02 billion	37.4 billion
1979	92 million	1.25 billion	33.3 billion
1978	143 million	227 million	39.2 billion
1977	198 million	42 million	37 billion
1976	256 million	42 million	33 billion
1975	133 million	493 million	34.2 billion
1974	60 million	859 million	32.9 billion
1973	106 million	1.28 billion	32.6 billion
1972	50 million	1.32 billion	28.7 billion
1971	90 million	1.2 billion	29.3 billion
1970	9 million	1.21 billion	22.1 billion
1969	26 million	909 million	24.7 billion
1968	16 million	1.18 billion	22.4 billion
1967	43 million	1.1 billion	22.1 billion
1966	86 million	1.14 billion	22.4 billion
1965	99 million	651 million	23.1 billion
1964	2 million	266 million	24.2 billion
1963	4 million	107 million	18.1 billion
1962	11 million	47 million	15.5 billion
1961	44 million	95 million	15 billion
1960	50 million	103 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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