Russia vs South Korea

Russia vs South Korea: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 222 million TIV in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 93 million TIV, or 1.72 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs South Korea: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 222 million TIV in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 93 million TIV, or 1.72 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 and South Korea ranked 35 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

YearRussiaSouth KoreaWorld
2025129 million222 million33.3 billion
2024315 million1.03 billion30.6 billion
202395 million218 million29.5 billion
202239 million423 million33 billion
20216 million812 million26.8 billion
20201 million1.27 billion23.4 billion
20195 million1.61 billion26.9 billion
201862 million1.03 billion27.3 billion
201794 million962 million31.2 billion
2016127 million1.04 billion31.4 billion
2015113 million268 million28.7 billion
2014207 million742 million27 billion
2013185 million189 million27.4 billion
2012121 million1.08 billion27.9 billion
201110 million1.57 billion29.9 billion
201025 million1.3 billion25.8 billion
20098 million798 million24 billion
2008–1.69 billion24.1 billion
200790 million1.73 billion26.5 billion
2006–1.66 billion24.4 billion
2005–801 million21.3 billion
2004–1.06 billion21.3 billion
2003–767 million19.2 billion
2002–519 million17.7 billion
20012 million768 million18.3 billion
20001.15 billion1.39 billion20.5 billion
1999368 million1.64 billion25.3 billion
1998–1.42 billion27.9 billion
1997–1.22 billion28.9 billion
1996–1.97 billion23.7 billion
1995–1.95 billion22.9 billion
1994–1.01 billion22.8 billion
1993–1.01 billion25.8 billion
199240 million782 million24.3 billion
1991–908 million27.8 billion
1990–1.2 billion28.6 billion
1989–1.84 billion31.7 billion
1988–1.24 billion32.9 billion
1987–773 million36.2 billion
1986–857 million35.5 billion
1985–760 million33.2 billion
1984–524 million36.8 billion
1983–496 million39.1 billion
1982–673 million41.4 billion
1981–872 million42 billion
1980–877 million37.4 billion
1979–1.32 billion33.3 billion
1978–399 million39.2 billion
1977–1.2 billion37 billion
1976–556 million33 billion
1975–661 million34.2 billion
1974–458 million32.9 billion
1973–269 million32.6 billion
1972–413 million28.7 billion
1971–250 million29.3 billion
1970–100 million22.1 billion
1969–586 million24.7 billion
1968–359 million22.4 billion
1967–137 million22.1 billion
1966–578 million22.4 billion
1965–632 million23.1 billion
1964–332 million24.2 billion
1963–214 million18.1 billion
1962–65 million15.5 billion
1961–113 million15 billion
1960–122 million15.7 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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