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Arms imports around the world
Arms imports, 2025: highest in Saudi Arabia, at 3.04 billion TIV, and lowest in Namibia, at 0 TIV, of 110 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
Every country, by its latest figure
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3.04 billion | 2025 | |
| 2 | India | 2.86 billion | 2025 | |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2.26 billion | 2025 | |
| 4 | Poland | 2.17 billion | 2025 | |
| 5 | Japan | 1.72 billion | 2025 | |
| 6 | Germany | 1.63 billion | 2025 | |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.28 billion | 2025 | |
| 8 | Qatar | 1.05 billion | 2025 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 868 million | 2025 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 846 million | 2025 | |
| 11 | Australia | 826 million | 2025 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 824 million | 2025 | |
| 13 | United States | 745 million | 2025 | |
| 14 | Pakistan | 706 million | 2025 | |
| 15 | Egypt | 697 million | 2025 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 609 million | 2025 | |
| 17 | Greece | 574 million | 2025 | |
| 18 | Italy | 566 million | 2025 | |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 540 million | 2025 | |
| 20 | Israel | 537 million | 2025 | |
| 21 | Belarus | 466 million | 2025 | |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 463 million | 2025 | |
| 23 | Brazil | 462 million | 2025 | |
| 24 | Slovakia | 445 million | 2025 | |
| 25 | Belgium | 430 million | 2025 | |
| 26 | Romania | 421 million | 2025 | |
| 27 | Norway | 407 million | 2025 | |
| 28 | Hungary | 402 million | 2025 | |
| 29 | Morocco | 392 million | 2025 | |
| 30 | Turkmenistan | 382 million | 2021 | |
| 31 | Türkiye | 381 million | 2025 | |
| 32 | Kuwait | 311 million | 2025 | |
| 33 | Denmark | 278 million | 2025 | |
| 34 | Spain | 237 million | 2025 | |
| 35 | France | 236 million | 2025 | |
| 36 | South Korea | 222 million | 2025 | |
| 37 | China | 207 million | 2025 | |
| 38 | Estonia | 204 million | 2025 | |
| 39 | New Zealand | 200 million | 2024 | |
| 40 | Vietnam | 177 million | 2025 | |
| 41 | Sweden | 146 million | 2025 | |
| 42 | Serbia | 146 million | 2025 | |
| 43 | Croatia | 141 million | 2025 | |
| 44 | Russia | 129 million | 2025 | |
| 45 | Mauritania | 126 million | 2024 | |
| 46 | Kenya | 117 million | 2025 | |
| 47 | Algeria | 108 million | 2025 | |
| 48 | Argentina | 108 million | 2025 | |
| 49 | Venezuela | 98 million | 2023 | |
| 50 | Portugal | 90 million | 2025 | |
| 51 | Peru | 90 million | 2025 | |
| 52 | Angola | 84 million | 2025 | |
| 53 | Canada | 83 million | 2025 | |
| 54 | Senegal | 79 million | 2024 | |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 75 million | 2025 | |
| 56 | Myanmar (Burma) | 70 million | 2025 | |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 65 million | 2021 | |
| 58 | Mali | 64 million | 2025 | |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 63 million | 2025 | |
| 60 | Sudan | 57 million | 2025 | |
| 61 | Singapore | 57 million | 2025 | |
| 62 | Cambodia | 56 million | 2023 | |
| 63 | Iraq | 55 million | 2025 | |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 54 million | 2023 | |
| 65 | Finland | 51 million | 2025 | |
| 66 | Iceland | 50 million | 2011 | |
| 67 | Malta | 45 million | 2023 | |
| 68 | Congo - Kinshasa | 44 million | 2025 | |
| 69 | Central African Republic | 43 million | 2023 | |
| 70 | Iran | 42 million | 2024 | |
| 71 | Rwanda | 37 million | 2023 | |
| 72 | Jordan | 34 million | 2024 | |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 34 million | 2025 | |
| 74 | Thailand | 33 million | 2025 | |
| 75 | Switzerland | 33 million | 2023 | |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 32 million | 2025 | |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 32 million | 2025 | |
| 78 | Trinidad & Tobago | 32 million | 2021 | |
| 79 | Bahrain | 30 million | 2025 | |
| 80 | South Africa | 30 million | 2025 | |
| 81 | Ecuador | 30 million | 2025 | |
| 82 | Lithuania | 29 million | 2025 | |
| 83 | Austria | 29 million | 2025 | |
| 84 | Cyprus | 28 million | 2025 | |
| 85 | Brunei | 28 million | 2024 | |
| 86 | Paraguay | 24 million | 2025 | |
| 87 | Albania | 23 million | 2025 | |
| 88 | Colombia | 22 million | 2025 | |
| 89 | Armenia | 21 million | 2025 | |
| 90 | Nigeria | 21 million | 2025 | |
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 20 million | 2023 | |
| 92 | Seychelles | 19 million | 2021 | |
| 93 | Latvia | 19 million | 2024 | |
| 94 | Czechia | 19 million | 2025 | |
| 95 | Slovenia | 19 million | 2024 | |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 18 million | 2025 | |
| 97 | Fiji | 16 million | 2024 | |
| 98 | Georgia | 15 million | 2024 | |
| 99 | Côte d’Ivoire | 15 million | 2025 | |
| 100 | Mozambique | 14 million | 2025 | |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 14 million | 2011 | |
| 102 | Ireland | 14 million | 2025 | |
| 103 | Chile | 14 million | 2025 | |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 13 million | 2025 | |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 13 million | 2019 | |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 million | 2024 | |
| 107 | Suriname | 12 million | 2024 | |
| 108 | Bahamas | 12 million | 2017 | |
| 109 | Botswana | 11 million | 2024 | |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 11 million | 2025 | |
| 111 | Maldives | 11 million | 2025 | |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 11 million | 2025 | |
| 113 | Barbados | 10 million | 2009 | |
| 114 | Jamaica | 10 million | 2024 | |
| 115 | South Sudan | 10 million | 2022 | |
| 116 | Lebanon | 9 million | 2024 | |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 9 million | 2025 | |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 9 million | 2023 | |
| 119 | Congo - Brazzaville | 9 million | 2024 | |
| 120 | Mexico | 9 million | 2025 | |
| 121 | Kosovo | 8 million | 2025 | |
| 122 | Cuba | 8 million | 2004 | |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 8 million | 2019 | |
| 124 | Palau | 7 million | 2020 | |
| 125 | Laos | 7 million | 2024 | |
| 126 | Malaysia | 7 million | 2024 | |
| 127 | Micronesia | 7 million | 2023 | |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 7 million | 2021 | |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 7 million | 2019 | |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 7 million | 2021 | |
| 131 | Tunisia | 7 million | 2025 | |
| 132 | Honduras | 7 million | 2024 | |
| 133 | Kiribati | 7 million | 2021 | |
| 134 | Tonga | 7 million | 2020 | |
| 135 | Samoa | 7 million | 2019 | |
| 136 | Nepal | 6 million | 2025 | |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 6 million | 1991 | |
| 138 | Gabon | 6 million | 2024 | |
| 139 | Guinea | 6 million | 2025 | |
| 140 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 6 million | 1985 | |
| 141 | Guatemala | 6 million | 2023 | |
| 142 | Moldova | 5 million | 2025 | |
| 143 | Bhutan | 5 million | 2021 | |
| 144 | Libya | 5 million | 2024 | |
| 145 | Ghana | 5 million | 2025 | |
| 146 | Togo | 5 million | 2025 | |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 million | 1993 | |
| 148 | Guyana | 5 million | 2025 | |
| 149 | Tanzania | 4 million | 2025 | |
| 150 | Oman | 4 million | 2023 | |
| 151 | Eritrea | 4 million | 2007 | |
| 152 | Mauritius | 4 million | 2022 | |
| 153 | Benin | 4 million | 2025 | |
| 154 | Chad | 4 million | 2025 | |
| 155 | Niger | 4 million | 2025 | |
| 156 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 4 million | 1987 | |
| 157 | Madagascar | 3 million | 2025 | |
| 158 | Mongolia | 3 million | 2022 | |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 3 million | 2019 | |
| 160 | El Salvador | 3 million | 2025 | |
| 161 | Somalia | 2 million | 2025 | |
| 162 | Syria | 2 million | 2025 | |
| 163 | Uganda | 2 million | 2025 | |
| 164 | Burundi | 2 million | 2019 | |
| 165 | Malawi | 2 million | 2024 | |
| 166 | Eswatini | 2 million | 2020 | |
| 167 | Cameroon | 2 million | 2023 | |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 2 million | 2016 | |
| 169 | Panama | 2 million | 1989 | |
| 170 | Palestinian Territories | 2 million | 2023 | |
| 171 | Yemen | 1 million | 2022 | |
| 172 | Zambia | 1 million | 2024 | |
| 173 | Lesotho | 1 million | 2019 | |
| 174 | North Korea | 1 million | 2010 | |
| 175 | Gambia | 1 million | 2025 | |
| 176 | Montenegro | 1 million | 2025 | |
| 177 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1 million | 2025 | |
| 178 | Uruguay | 1 million | 2025 | |
| 179 | Grenada | 1 million | 1982 | |
| 180 | Belize | 1 million | 2023 | |
| 181 | Haiti | 1 million | 2025 | |
| 182 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | |
| 183 | Comoros | 0 | 2025 | |
| 184 | Liberia | 0 | 2025 | |
| 185 | Namibia | 0 | 2025 | |
| 186 | Antigua & Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | |
| 187 | Bolivia | 0 | 2024 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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