South Korea vs Sweden

South Korea vs Sweden: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 2.02 billion TIV in South Korea and 235 million TIV in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.79 billion TIV, or 8.6 times that in Sweden.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
World
South Korea vs Sweden: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 2.02 billion TIV in South Korea and 235 million TIV in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.79 billion TIV, or 8.6 times that in Sweden.
South KoreaSweden

Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years before
South Korea2.02 billion 202592 million
Sweden235 million 2025178 million
World33.5 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Sweden.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSouth KoreaSwedenWorld
20252.02 billion235 million33.5 billion
20241.1 billion405 million30.7 billion
2023675 million373 million29.5 billion
2022231 million83 million33.3 billion
2021536 million236 million27.1 billion
2020829 million263 million24.1 billion
2019675 million121 million27 billion
20181.05 billion135 million27.4 billion
2017700 million75 million31.3 billion
2016435 million248 million31.5 billion
201592 million178 million28.7 billion
2014218 million340 million27.1 billion
2013350 million383 million27.4 billion
2012203 million436 million27.9 billion
2011328 million658 million29.9 billion
2010177 million612 million25.8 billion
2009224 million389 million24.4 billion
2008110 million461 million24.1 billion
2007278 million332 million26.5 billion
2006158 million384 million24.5 billion
2005109 million536 million21.4 billion
200474 million297 million21.3 billion
200396 million516 million19.2 billion
2002–164 million17.7 billion
2001230 million892 million18.5 billion
200036 million355 million20.5 billion
1999–383 million25.4 billion
199832 million332 million27.9 billion
199725 million99 million28.9 billion
199624 million344 million23.7 billion
199530 million226 million22.9 billion
19947 million111 million23 billion
199362 million103 million25.8 billion
1992–147 million24.3 billion
1991118 million155 million28.2 billion
199072 million224 million30.2 billion
198948 million401 million34.9 billion
198854 million512 million36.8 billion
1987–230 million39.4 billion
198673 million320 million39 billion
198528 million215 million38.2 billion
1984126 million227 million41.6 billion
1983–118 million43.9 billion
198265 million120 million46.2 billion
1981130 million127 million45.8 billion
1980105 million157 million42.2 billion
1979105 million261 million38.4 billion
1978–55 million42.4 billion
1977–75 million40 billion
1976–101 million36 billion
1975–69 million37.2 billion
1974–75 million36.6 billion
1973–15 million36.3 billion
1972141 million163 million34.5 billion
1971–547 million32.9 billion
1970–158 million25.3 billion
1969–36 million28.1 billion
1968–60 million26.1 billion
1967–55 million25.6 billion
1966–56 million25.8 billion
1965–32 million25.8 billion
1964–22 million26.7 billion
1963–13 million20.3 billion
1962–44 million17.5 billion
1961–46 million16.4 billion
1960–38 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.

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