Russia vs United States

Russia vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 616 million TIV, or 5.78 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 616 million TIV, or 5.78 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 and United States ranked 13 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 StatesWorld
2025129 million745 million33.3 billion
2024315 million1.05 billion30.6 billion
202395 million891 million29.5 billion
202239 million846 million33 billion
20216 million922 million26.8 billion
20201 million806 million23.4 billion
20195 million882 million26.9 billion
201862 million379 million27.3 billion
201794 million504 million31.2 billion
2016127 million447 million31.4 billion
2015113 million482 million28.7 billion
2014207 million568 million27 billion
2013185 million767 million27.4 billion
2012121 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
201110 million937 million29.9 billion
201025 million969 million25.8 billion
20098 million939 million24 billion
2008–936 million24.1 billion
200790 million842 million26.5 billion
2006–706 million24.4 billion
2005–582 million21.3 billion
2004–596 million21.3 billion
2003–630 million19.2 billion
2002–515 million17.7 billion
20012 million508 million18.3 billion
20001.15 billion333 million20.5 billion
1999368 million220 million25.3 billion
1998–262 million27.9 billion
1997–610 million28.9 billion
1996–601 million23.7 billion
1995–809 million22.9 billion
1994–951 million22.8 billion
1993–968 million25.8 billion
199240 million540 million24.3 billion
1991–515 million27.8 billion
1990–363 million28.6 billion
1989–1.78 billion31.7 billion
1988–1.79 billion32.9 billion
1987–2 billion36.2 billion
1986–424 million35.5 billion
1985–655 million33.2 billion
1984–381 million36.8 billion
1983–463 million39.1 billion
1982–248 million41.4 billion
1981–531 million42 billion
1980–380 million37.4 billion
1979–253 million33.3 billion
1978–369 million39.2 billion
1977–384 million37 billion
1976–499 million33 billion
1975–388 million34.2 billion
1974–586 million32.9 billion
1973–656 million32.6 billion
1972–769 million28.7 billion
1971–578 million29.3 billion
1970–38 million22.1 billion
1969–50 million24.7 billion
1968–62 million22.4 billion
1967–88 million22.1 billion
1966–89 million22.4 billion
1965–170 million23.1 billion
1964–358 million24.2 billion
1963–283 million18.1 billion
1962–236 million15.5 billion
1961–198 million15 billion
1960–181 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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