Romania vs Russia

Romania vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 421 million TIV in Romania and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 292 million TIV, or 3.26 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Romania vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 421 million TIV in Romania and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by 292 million TIV, or 3.26 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 26 and Russia ranked 42 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

YearRomaniaRussiaWorld
2025421 million129 million33.3 billion
2024320 million315 million30.6 billion
2023364 million95 million29.5 billion
2022186 million39 million33 billion
2021105 million6 million26.8 billion
2020168 million1 million23.4 billion
201913 million5 million26.9 billion
201836 million62 million27.3 billion
201788 million94 million31.2 billion
2016177 million127 million31.4 billion
201522 million113 million28.7 billion
20140207 million27 billion
201320 million185 million27.4 billion
201221 million121 million27.9 billion
201180 million10 million29.9 billion
2010107 million25 million25.8 billion
200959 million8 million24 billion
200880 million–24.1 billion
2007101 million90 million26.5 billion
200664 million–24.4 billion
2005431 million–21.3 billion
2004283 million–21.3 billion
200317 million–19.2 billion
200221 million–17.7 billion
200124 million2 million18.3 billion
200021 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
1999142 million368 million25.3 billion
1998170 million–27.9 billion
199761 million–28.9 billion
199639 million–23.7 billion
19952 million–22.9 billion
199429 million–22.8 billion
199314 million–25.8 billion
1992187 million40 million24.3 billion
199165 million–27.8 billion
1990599 million–28.6 billion
1989296 million–31.7 billion
1988237 million–32.9 billion
1987214 million–36.2 billion
1986455 million–35.5 billion
1985330 million–33.2 billion
1984243 million–36.8 billion
1983284 million–39.1 billion
1982444 million–41.4 billion
1981470 million–42 billion
1980516 million–37.4 billion
1979612 million–33.3 billion
1978329 million–39.2 billion
1977348 million–37 billion
1976294 million–33 billion
1975637 million–34.2 billion
1974673 million–32.9 billion
1973538 million–32.6 billion
1972497 million–28.7 billion
1971471 million–29.3 billion
1970561 million–22.1 billion
1969399 million–24.7 billion
1968591 million–22.4 billion
1967442 million–22.1 billion
1966401 million–22.4 billion
1965520 million–23.1 billion
1964421 million–24.2 billion
1963230 million–18.1 billion
1962179 million–15.5 billion
196130 million–15 billion
1960116 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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