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Arms imports in India

Arms imports in India: 544 million TIV in 1960 and 2.86 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.86 billion TIV
Since 1960
+2.32 billion TIV
Rank, 2025
2 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in IndiaArms imports in India: 544 million TIV in 1960 and 2.86 billion TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 5.3 billion TIV in 2013, the lowest 402 million TIV in 1962.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 5.3 billion TIV in 2013, the lowest 402 million TIV in 1962.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIndiaWorld
20252.86 billion33.3 billion
20241.6 billion30.6 billion
20231.54 billion29.5 billion
20222.7 billion33 billion
20213.96 billion26.8 billion
20202.67 billion23.4 billion
20193.2 billion26.9 billion
20181.98 billion27.3 billion
20172.68 billion31.2 billion
20162.65 billion31.4 billion
20152.73 billion28.7 billion
20143.28 billion27 billion
20135.3 billion27.4 billion
20124.51 billion27.9 billion
20113.63 billion29.9 billion
20102.9 billion25.8 billion
20091.96 billion24 billion
20081.64 billion24.1 billion
20072.3 billion26.5 billion
20061.49 billion24.4 billion
20051.2 billion21.3 billion
20042.25 billion21.3 billion
20032.8 billion19.2 billion
20021.9 billion17.7 billion
20011.05 billion18.3 billion
2000988 million20.5 billion
19991.22 billion25.3 billion
1998797 million27.9 billion
19971.68 billion28.9 billion
1996831 million23.7 billion
19951.36 billion22.9 billion
1994873 million22.8 billion
1993737 million25.8 billion
19921.19 billion24.3 billion
19911.88 billion27.8 billion
19902.83 billion28.6 billion
19893.68 billion31.7 billion
19883.85 billion32.9 billion
19873.92 billion36.2 billion
19864.24 billion35.5 billion
19853 billion33.2 billion
19842.43 billion36.8 billion
19832.64 billion39.1 billion
19822.65 billion41.4 billion
19812.12 billion42 billion
19801.77 billion37.4 billion
19791.2 billion33.3 billion
19781.2 billion39.2 billion
19772.38 billion37 billion
19761.94 billion33 billion
19751.53 billion34.2 billion
19741.33 billion32.9 billion
19731.51 billion32.6 billion
19722.09 billion28.7 billion
19712.02 billion29.3 billion
1970963 million22.1 billion
19691.37 billion24.7 billion
19681.37 billion22.4 billion
19671.13 billion22.1 billion
1966961 million22.4 billion
19651 billion23.1 billion
1964794 million24.2 billion
1963695 million18.1 billion
1962402 million15.5 billion
19611.15 billion15 billion
1960544 million15.7 billion

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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