Nepal

Arms imports in Nepal

Arms imports in Nepal: 2 million TIV in 1965 and 6 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
6 million TIV
Since 1965
+4 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in NepalArms imports in Nepal: 2 million TIV in 1965 and 6 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 38 million TIV in 2019, the lowest 0 TIV in 1966.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 38 million TIV in 2019, the lowest 0 TIV in 1966.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearNepalWorld
20256 million33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021026.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
201938 million26.9 billion
20187 million27.3 billion
20171 million31.2 billion
20169 million31.4 billion
201515 million28.7 billion
20145 million27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
20113 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
20081 million24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
20057 million21.3 billion
200436 million21.3 billion
200310 million19.2 billion
200210 million17.7 billion
200112 million18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
19951 million22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
19925 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
19891 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
19854 million33.2 billion
19843 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
19811 million42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
1978–39.2 billion
1977–37 billion
19766 million33 billion
197515 million34.2 billion
19742 million32.9 billion
19735 million32.6 billion
19723 million28.7 billion
19718 million29.3 billion
19708 million22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966022.4 billion
19652 million23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
1960–15.7 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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