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Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) (TIV)
Volume of major conventional weapons imported, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (a measure of military capability transferred, not price). Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.MPRT.KD
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Arms imports (SIPRI TIV)TIV | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3.0 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 2 |  India |
South Asia | 2.9 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 3 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.3 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 4 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 2.2 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 5 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 6 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.6 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 7 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.3 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 8 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.1 bn TIV | 2025 |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 868.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 10 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 846.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 11 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 826.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 824.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 13 |  United States |
North America | 745.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 14 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 706.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 15 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 697.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 16 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 609.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 17 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 574.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 18 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 566.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 540.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 20 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 537.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 21 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 466.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 22 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 463.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 23 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 462.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 24 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 445.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 25 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 430.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 26 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 421.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 27 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 407.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 28 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 402.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 29 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 392.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 30 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 382.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 31 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 381.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 32 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 311.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 33 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 278.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 34 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 237.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 35 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 236.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 36 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 222.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 37 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 207.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 38 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 204.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 39 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 200.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 40 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 177.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 41 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 146.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 41 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 146.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 43 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 141.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 44 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 129.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 45 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 126.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 46 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 117.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 47 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 108.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 47 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 108.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 49 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 98.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 50 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 90.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 50 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 90.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 52 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 84.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 53 |  Canada |
North America | 83.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 54 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 55 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 75.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 56 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 70.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 57 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 58 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 59 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 60 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 57.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 60 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 62 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 56.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 63 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 64 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 54.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 65 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 51.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 66 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 45.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 67 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 68 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 69 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 70 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 71 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 71 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 34.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 73 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 33.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 73 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 33.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 75 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 32.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 75 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 32.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 75 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 78 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 78 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 30.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 78 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 81 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 29.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 81 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 29.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 83 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 28.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 83 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 28.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 85 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 24.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 86 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 23.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 87 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 22.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 88 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 21.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 88 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 90 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 91 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 91 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 91 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 91 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 19.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 95 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 18.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 96 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 16.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 97 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 97 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 15.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 99 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 14.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 99 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 14.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 99 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 102 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 13.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 103 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 103 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 105 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 105 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 105 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 11.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 105 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 11.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 109 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 109 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.0 m TIV | 2022 |
| 111 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 111 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 111 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 9.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 111 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 9.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 111 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 9.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 116 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 117 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 7.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 117 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 117 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 117 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 117 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 117 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 117 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 117 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 125 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 125 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 6.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 125 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 125 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 6.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 129 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 5.0 m TIV | 2021 |
| 129 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 129 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 129 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 129 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 129 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 135 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 135 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 135 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2022 |
| 135 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 135 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 135 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 141 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 141 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 141 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 3.0 m TIV | 2022 |
| 144 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 144 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 144 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 144 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 144 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 144 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 m TIV | 2023 |
| 150 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1.0 m TIV | 2025 |
| 150 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.0 m TIV | 2022 |
| 150 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 m TIV | 2024 |
| 158 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0 TIV | 2023 |
| 158 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0 TIV | 2024 |
| 158 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0 TIV | 2025 |
| 158 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0 TIV | 2023 |
| 158 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0 TIV | 2025 |
| 158 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0 TIV | 2025 |
| — |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 12.0 m TIV | 2017 |
| — |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 10.0 m TIV | 2009 |
| — |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8.0 m TIV | 2004 |
| — |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0 m TIV | 2007 |
| — |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2020 |
| — |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.0 m TIV | 1993 |
| — |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 50.0 m TIV | 2011 |
| — |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 6.0 m TIV | 1991 |
| — |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 13.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.0 m TIV | 2010 |
| — |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2020 |
| — |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2019 |
| — |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.0 m TIV | 2016 |
| — |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 14.0 m TIV | 2011 |
| — |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2020 |
| — |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 7.0 m TIV | 2019 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 163 ranked.