Russia vs Thailand

Russia vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 96 million TIV, or 3.91 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs Thailand: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 96 million TIV, or 3.91 times that in Thailand.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 and Thailand ranked 60 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

YearRussiaThailandWorld
2025129 million33 million33.3 billion
2024315 million73 million30.6 billion
202395 million290 million29.5 billion
202239 million271 million33 billion
20216 million151 million26.8 billion
20201 million141 million23.4 billion
20195 million293 million26.9 billion
201862 million636 million27.3 billion
201794 million317 million31.2 billion
2016127 million346 million31.4 billion
2015113 million184 million28.7 billion
2014207 million107 million27 billion
2013185 million383 million27.4 billion
2012121 million278 million27.9 billion
201110 million252 million29.9 billion
201025 million60 million25.8 billion
20098 million63 million24 billion
2008–16 million24.1 billion
200790 million8 million26.5 billion
2006–99 million24.4 billion
2005–115 million21.3 billion
2004–138 million21.3 billion
2003–131 million19.2 billion
2002–152 million17.7 billion
20012 million109 million18.3 billion
20001.15 billion77 million20.5 billion
1999368 million160 million25.3 billion
1998–62 million27.9 billion
1997–910 million28.9 billion
1996–741 million23.7 billion
1995–530 million22.9 billion
1994–608 million22.8 billion
1993–182 million25.8 billion
199240 million429 million24.3 billion
1991–575 million27.8 billion
1990–235 million28.6 billion
1989–284 million31.7 billion
1988–623 million32.9 billion
1987–539 million36.2 billion
1986–162 million35.5 billion
1985–185 million33.2 billion
1984–360 million36.8 billion
1983–247 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
1981–350 million42 billion
1980–318 million37.4 billion
1979–326 million33.3 billion
1978–192 million39.2 billion
1977–111 million37 billion
1976–154 million33 billion
1975–90 million34.2 billion
1974–114 million32.9 billion
1973–321 million32.6 billion
1972–147 million28.7 billion
1971–243 million29.3 billion
1970–258 million22.1 billion
1969–121 million24.7 billion
1968–88 million22.4 billion
1967–140 million22.1 billion
1966–58 million22.4 billion
1965–87 million23.1 billion
1964–84 million24.2 billion
1963–111 million18.1 billion
1962–113 million15.5 billion
1961–52 million15 billion
1960–28 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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