Romania vs Ukraine

Romania vs Ukraine: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 421 million TIV in Romania and 2.26 billion TIV in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 1.84 billion TIV, or 5.38 times that in Romania.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Romania vs Ukraine: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 421 million TIV in Romania and 2.26 billion TIV in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 1.84 billion TIV, or 5.38 times that in Romania.
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What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Romania.
  • In 2025, Romania ranked 26 and Ukraine ranked 3 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

YearRomaniaUkraineWorld
2025421 million2.26 billion33.3 billion
2024320 million5.34 billion30.6 billion
2023364 million4.29 billion29.5 billion
2022186 million2.97 billion33 billion
2021105 million44 million26.8 billion
2020168 million18 million23.4 billion
201913 million31 million26.9 billion
201836 million67 million27.3 billion
201788 million4 million31.2 billion
2016177 million5 million31.4 billion
201522 million22 million28.7 billion
201401 million27 billion
201320 million–27.4 billion
201221 million–27.9 billion
201180 million–29.9 billion
2010107 million–25.8 billion
200959 million–24 billion
200880 million–24.1 billion
2007101 million–26.5 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 million–18.3 billion
200021 million–20.5 billion
1999142 million–25.3 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 million–24.3 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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