Thailand vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 33 million TIV in Thailand and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 576 million TIV, or 18 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2025, Thailand ranked 60 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

Year	Thailand	United Kingdom	World
2025	33 million	609 million	33.3 billion
2024	73 million	486 million	30.6 billion
2023	290 million	469 million	29.5 billion
2022	271 million	859 million	33 billion
2021	151 million	886 million	26.8 billion
2020	141 million	635 million	23.4 billion
2019	293 million	402 million	26.9 billion
2018	636 million	463 million	27.3 billion
2017	317 million	1 billion	31.2 billion
2016	346 million	288 million	31.4 billion
2015	184 million	424 million	28.7 billion
2014	107 million	217 million	27 billion
2013	383 million	509 million	27.4 billion
2012	278 million	566 million	27.9 billion
2011	252 million	347 million	29.9 billion
2010	60 million	461 million	25.8 billion
2009	63 million	381 million	24 billion
2008	16 million	575 million	24.1 billion
2007	8 million	817 million	26.5 billion
2006	99 million	375 million	24.4 billion
2005	115 million	31 million	21.3 billion
2004	138 million	212 million	21.3 billion
2003	131 million	770 million	19.2 billion
2002	152 million	721 million	17.7 billion
2001	109 million	1.29 billion	18.3 billion
2000	77 million	937 million	20.5 billion
1999	160 million	132 million	25.3 billion
1998	62 million	770 million	27.9 billion
1997	910 million	513 million	28.9 billion
1996	741 million	568 million	23.7 billion
1995	530 million	496 million	22.9 billion
1994	608 million	421 million	22.8 billion
1993	182 million	796 million	25.8 billion
1992	429 million	1.15 billion	24.3 billion
1991	575 million	953 million	27.8 billion
1990	235 million	130 million	28.6 billion
1989	284 million	209 million	31.7 billion
1988	623 million	285 million	32.9 billion
1987	539 million	207 million	36.2 billion
1986	162 million	273 million	35.5 billion
1985	185 million	355 million	33.2 billion
1984	360 million	682 million	36.8 billion
1983	247 million	292 million	39.1 billion
1982	81 million	766 million	41.4 billion
1981	350 million	812 million	42 billion
1980	318 million	557 million	37.4 billion
1979	326 million	232 million	33.3 billion
1978	192 million	191 million	39.2 billion
1977	111 million	262 million	37 billion
1976	154 million	251 million	33 billion
1975	90 million	337 million	34.2 billion
1974	114 million	319 million	32.9 billion
1973	321 million	239 million	32.6 billion
1972	147 million	222 million	28.7 billion
1971	243 million	176 million	29.3 billion
1970	258 million	70 million	22.1 billion
1969	121 million	2.7 billion	24.7 billion
1968	88 million	2.35 billion	22.4 billion
1967	140 million	1.44 billion	22.1 billion
1966	58 million	242 million	22.4 billion
1965	87 million	166 million	23.1 billion
1964	84 million	133 million	24.2 billion
1963	111 million	159 million	18.1 billion
1962	113 million	38 million	15.5 billion
1961	52 million	34 million	15 billion
1960	28 million	26 million	15.7 billion

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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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