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Arms exports in China

Arms exports in China: 285 million TIV in 1960 and 880 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
880 million TIV
Since 1960
+595 million TIV
World, 2025
33.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms exports in ChinaArms exports in China: 285 million TIV in 1960 and 880 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 2.75 billion TIV in 2023, the lowest 12 million TIV in 1963.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 2.75 billion TIV in 2023, the lowest 12 million TIV in 1963.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChinaWorld
2025880 million33.5 billion
20241.29 billion30.7 billion
20232.75 billion29.5 billion
20222.32 billion33.3 billion
20211.34 billion27.1 billion
2020645 million24.1 billion
20191.6 billion27 billion
20181.39 billion27.4 billion
20171.64 billion31.3 billion
20162.48 billion31.5 billion
20151.84 billion28.7 billion
20141.35 billion27.1 billion
20132.1 billion27.4 billion
20121.5 billion27.9 billion
20111.31 billion29.9 billion
20101.53 billion25.8 billion
20091.14 billion24.4 billion
2008598 million24.1 billion
2007520 million26.5 billion
2006769 million24.5 billion
2005341 million21.4 billion
2004408 million21.3 billion
2003701 million19.2 billion
2002524 million17.7 billion
2001510 million18.5 billion
2000309 million20.5 billion
1999334 million25.4 billion
1998349 million27.9 billion
1997427 million28.9 billion
1996764 million23.7 billion
1995981 million22.9 billion
19941.06 billion23 billion
19931.44 billion25.8 billion
1992672 million24.3 billion
19911.32 billion28.2 billion
1990955 million30.2 billion
19891.06 billion34.9 billion
19881.43 billion36.8 billion
19872.6 billion39.4 billion
19861.86 billion39 billion
19851.29 billion38.2 billion
19841.94 billion41.6 billion
19831.76 billion43.9 billion
19821.56 billion46.2 billion
1981707 million45.8 billion
1980943 million42.2 billion
1979553 million38.4 billion
1978611 million42.4 billion
1977224 million40 billion
1976580 million36 billion
1975661 million37.2 billion
1974508 million36.6 billion
1973658 million36.3 billion
19721.25 billion34.5 billion
19711.31 billion32.9 billion
1970905 million25.3 billion
1969669 million28.1 billion
1968746 million26.1 billion
1967426 million25.6 billion
1966628 million25.8 billion
1965387 million25.8 billion
196475 million26.7 billion
196312 million20.3 billion
196247 million17.5 billion
196135 million16.4 billion
1960285 million17.6 billion

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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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