Russia vs Vietnam

Russia vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 48 million TIV, or 1.37 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Russia vs Vietnam: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 129 million TIV in Russia and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 48 million TIV, or 1.37 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 42 and Vietnam ranked 38 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

YearRussiaVietnamWorld
2025129 million177 million33.3 billion
2024315 million58 million30.6 billion
202395 million45 million29.5 billion
202239 million86 million33 billion
20216 million235 million26.8 billion
20201 million38 million23.4 billion
20195 million166 million26.9 billion
201862 million604 million27.3 billion
201794 million783 million31.2 billion
2016127 million924 million31.4 billion
2015113 million869 million28.7 billion
2014207 million1.23 billion27 billion
2013185 million360 million27.4 billion
2012121 million782 million27.9 billion
201110 million1.02 billion29.9 billion
201025 million161 million25.8 billion
20098 million61 million24 billion
2008–186 million24.1 billion
200790 million8 million26.5 billion
2006–42 million24.4 billion
2005–221 million21.3 billion
2004–299 million21.3 billion
2003–22 million19.2 billion
2002–58 million17.7 billion
20012 million97 million18.3 billion
20001.15 billion11 million20.5 billion
1999368 million168 million25.3 billion
1998–209 million27.9 billion
1997–111 million28.9 billion
1996–214 million23.7 billion
1995–273 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
199240 million–24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990–116 million28.6 billion
1989–128 million31.7 billion
1988–65 million32.9 billion
1987–50 million36.2 billion
1986–78 million35.5 billion
1985–28 million33.2 billion
1984–557 million36.8 billion
1983–916 million39.1 billion
1982–532 million41.4 billion
1981–1.07 billion42 billion
1980–1.02 billion37.4 billion
1979–1.25 billion33.3 billion
1978–227 million39.2 billion
1977–42 million37 billion
1976–42 million33 billion
1975–493 million34.2 billion
1974–859 million32.9 billion
1973–1.28 billion32.6 billion
1972–1.32 billion28.7 billion
1971–1.2 billion29.3 billion
1970–1.21 billion22.1 billion
1969–909 million24.7 billion
1968–1.18 billion22.4 billion
1967–1.1 billion22.1 billion
1966–1.14 billion22.4 billion
1965–651 million23.1 billion
1964–266 million24.2 billion
1963–107 million18.1 billion
1962–47 million15.5 billion
1961–95 million15 billion
1960–103 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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