Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1971 to 2024.
Top-20 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
|
13,512,000,000 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
France
|
2,272,000,000 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Germany
|
2,049,000,000 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Italy
|
1,379,000,000 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Russia
|
1,339,000,000 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
China
|
1,131,000,000 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Israel
|
1,026,000,000 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
South Korea
|
964,000,000 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
United Kingdom
|
756,000,000 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Norway
|
710,000,000 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Spain
|
639,000,000 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Netherlands
|
392,000,000 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Sweden
|
381,000,000 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Türkiye
|
332,000,000 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
North Korea
|
243,000,000 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Iran
|
226,000,000 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Jordan
|
226,000,000 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 18 |
Denmark
|
166,000,000 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Slovakia
|
154,000,000 | 2023 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Canada
|
152,000,000 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Czechia
|
134,000,000 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Romania
|
118,000,000 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
United Arab Emirates
|
117,000,000 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Brazil
|
116,000,000 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Poland
|
116,000,000 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 26 |
Kuwait
|
95,000,000 | 1998 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Australia
|
75,000,000 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Morocco
|
73,000,000 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Uzbekistan
|
68,000,000 | 2016 | 29 | |
| 30 |
North Macedonia
|
59,000,000 | 2023 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Croatia
|
53,000,000 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Yemen
|
51,000,000 | 1986 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Lebanon
|
48,000,000 | 2002 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Ireland
|
46,000,000 | 2022 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Belarus
|
45,000,000 | 2023 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Belgium
|
40,000,000 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Cyprus
|
40,000,000 | 2023 | 36 | |
| 38 |
Venezuela
|
40,000,000 | 2009 | 36 | |
| 39 |
Switzerland
|
33,000,000 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Syria
|
30,000,000 | 2010 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Finland
|
27,000,000 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
South Africa
|
27,000,000 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 43 |
India
|
25,000,000 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Ukraine
|
23,000,000 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
22,000,000 | 1997 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Japan
|
21,000,000 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Chad
|
20,000,000 | 1987 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Iraq
|
20,000,000 | 1989 | 47 | |
| 49 |
New Zealand
|
20,000,000 | 2023 | 47 | |
| 50 |
Ghana
|
19,000,000 | 2005 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Aruba
|
18,000,000 | 1996 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Portugal
|
18,000,000 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 53 |
Ethiopia
|
17,000,000 | 1997 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Indonesia
|
17,000,000 | 2021 | 53 | |
| 55 |
Austria
|
16,000,000 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Bulgaria
|
14,000,000 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Qatar
|
13,000,000 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
12,000,000 | 2016 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Moldova
|
12,000,000 | 2011 | 58 | |
| 60 |
Hungary
|
11,000,000 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Singapore
|
11,000,000 | 2023 | 60 | |
| 62 |
Sudan
|
11,000,000 | 2013 | 60 | |
| 63 |
Fiji
|
10,000,000 | 1984 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Vietnam
|
10,000,000 | 2018 | 63 | |
| 65 |
Chile
|
8,000,000 | 2022 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Cuba
|
8,000,000 | 1980 | 65 | |
| 67 |
Sri Lanka
|
8,000,000 | 1998 | 65 | |
| 68 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
7,000,000 | 2023 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Georgia
|
7,000,000 | 2017 | 68 | |
| 70 |
Greece
|
7,000,000 | 2023 | 68 | |
| 71 |
Oman
|
7,000,000 | 2017 | 68 | |
| 72 |
Kazakhstan
|
6,000,000 | 2006 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Nicaragua
|
6,000,000 | 1995 | 72 | |
| 74 |
Pakistan
|
6,000,000 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 75 |
Comoros
|
5,000,000 | 1981 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Iceland
|
5,000,000 | 1993 | 75 | |
| 77 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
5,000,000 | 2017 | 75 | |
| 78 |
Malta
|
5,000,000 | 2015 | 75 | |
| 79 |
Peru
|
5,000,000 | 2004 | 75 | |
| 80 |
Thailand
|
5,000,000 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 81 |
Armenia
|
4,000,000 | 2006 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Colombia
|
4,000,000 | 2020 | 81 | |
| 83 |
Montenegro
|
4,000,000 | 2022 | 81 | |
| 84 |
Philippines
|
4,000,000 | 2007 | 81 | |
| 85 |
Uganda
|
4,000,000 | 2016 | 81 | |
| 86 |
Zimbabwe
|
4,000,000 | 2001 | 81 | |
| 87 |
Costa Rica
|
3,000,000 | 2009 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Lithuania
|
3,000,000 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 89 |
Nigeria
|
3,000,000 | 2022 | 87 | |
| 90 |
Saudi Arabia
|
3,000,000 | 2023 | 87 | |
| 91 |
Senegal
|
3,000,000 | 1976 | 87 | |
| 92 |
Serbia
|
3,000,000 | 2021 | 87 | |
| 93 |
Slovenia
|
3,000,000 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 94 |
Angola
|
2,000,000 | 2002 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Bahrain
|
2,000,000 | 2001 | 94 | |
| 96 |
Bangladesh
|
2,000,000 | 1984 | 94 | |
| 97 |
Ecuador
|
2,000,000 | 2018 | 94 | |
| 98 |
Egypt
|
2,000,000 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 99 |
Estonia
|
2,000,000 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 100 |
Guyana
|
2,000,000 | 1976 | 94 | |
| 101 |
Kenya
|
2,000,000 | 1993 | 94 | |
| 102 |
Zambia
|
2,000,000 | 1990 | 94 | |
| 103 |
Afghanistan
|
1,000,000 | 1992 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Albania
|
1,000,000 | 2011 | 103 | |
| 105 |
Argentina
|
1,000,000 | 2011 | 103 | |
| 106 |
Cambodia
|
1,000,000 | 2000 | 103 | |
| 107 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
1,000,000 | 1971 | 103 | |
| 108 |
El Salvador
|
1,000,000 | 1991 | 103 | |
| 109 |
Gabon
|
1,000,000 | 1973 | 103 | |
| 110 |
Latvia
|
1,000,000 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 111 |
Malawi
|
1,000,000 | 2000 | 103 | |
| 112 |
Malaysia
|
1,000,000 | 2019 | 103 | |
| 113 |
Mexico
|
1,000,000 | 2019 | 103 | |
| 114 |
Mozambique
|
1,000,000 | 1977 | 103 | |
| 115 |
Panama
|
1,000,000 | 2019 | 103 | |
| 116 |
Seychelles
|
1,000,000 | 1995 | 103 | |
| 117 |
Uruguay
|
1,000,000 | 2000 | 103 | |
| 118 |
Algeria
|
0 | 2016 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Bahamas
|
0 | 2015 | 118 | |
| 120 |
Dominican Republic
|
0 | 2022 | 118 | |
| 121 |
Eritrea
|
0 | 2006 | 118 | |
| 122 |
Libya
|
0 | 2011 | 118 | |
| 123 |
Luxembourg
|
0 | 2007 | 118 | |
| 124 |
Niger
|
0 | 1973 | 118 |
Transfers of major conventional weapons expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. TIV reflects the military capability of the equipment transferred rather than the price of the contract: deals of equal value can give different TIV, and secondhand equipment is valued below new.
Important: TIV cannot be read as the monetary value of the transfers — it is an indicator of the volume of military capability handed over.
Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.
Defense 1960–2024 Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Trade 2007–2024 High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)What part of manufactured exports consists of high-technology products.
Defense 1960–2024 Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense 1985–2020 Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.