Russia vs United Kingdom

Russia vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 480 million TIV, or 4.72 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 480 million TIV, or 4.72 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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

YearRussiaUnited KingdomWorld
2025129 million609 million33.3 billion
2024315 million486 million30.6 billion
202395 million469 million29.5 billion
202239 million859 million33 billion
20216 million886 million26.8 billion
20201 million635 million23.4 billion
20195 million402 million26.9 billion
201862 million463 million27.3 billion
201794 million1 billion31.2 billion
2016127 million288 million31.4 billion
2015113 million424 million28.7 billion
2014207 million217 million27 billion
2013185 million509 million27.4 billion
2012121 million566 million27.9 billion
201110 million347 million29.9 billion
201025 million461 million25.8 billion
20098 million381 million24 billion
2008–575 million24.1 billion
200790 million817 million26.5 billion
2006–375 million24.4 billion
2005–31 million21.3 billion
2004–212 million21.3 billion
2003–770 million19.2 billion
2002–721 million17.7 billion
20012 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
20001.15 billion937 million20.5 billion
1999368 million132 million25.3 billion
1998–770 million27.9 billion
1997–513 million28.9 billion
1996–568 million23.7 billion
1995–496 million22.9 billion
1994–421 million22.8 billion
1993–796 million25.8 billion
199240 million1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991–953 million27.8 billion
1990–130 million28.6 billion
1989–209 million31.7 billion
1988–285 million32.9 billion
1987–207 million36.2 billion
1986–273 million35.5 billion
1985–355 million33.2 billion
1984–682 million36.8 billion
1983–292 million39.1 billion
1982–766 million41.4 billion
1981–812 million42 billion
1980–557 million37.4 billion
1979–232 million33.3 billion
1978–191 million39.2 billion
1977–262 million37 billion
1976–251 million33 billion
1975–337 million34.2 billion
1974–319 million32.9 billion
1973–239 million32.6 billion
1972–222 million28.7 billion
1971–176 million29.3 billion
1970–70 million22.1 billion
1969–2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968–2.35 billion22.4 billion
1967–1.44 billion22.1 billion
1966–242 million22.4 billion
1965–166 million23.1 billion
1964–133 million24.2 billion
1963–159 million18.1 billion
1962–38 million15.5 billion
1961–34 million15 billion
1960–26 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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