Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — BRICS

Arms exports in BRICS in 2024 — 2,981,000,000 M TIV. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 124.5%.

2024 2,981,000,000 M TIV −38.13% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 10,236,000,000 M TIV2011
Period minimum 703,000,000 M TIV1974

Trend over time

1971–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — BRICS, 1971–202405,000,000,00010,000,000,00015,000,000,00019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 1,328,000,000 M TIV1974: 703,000,000 M TIV1975: 859,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,156,000,000 M TIV1982: 1,684,000,000 M TIV1985: 1,533,000,000 M TIV1986: 2,052,000,000 M TIV1987: 2,846,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,658,000,000 M TIV1989: 1,110,000,000 M TIV1990: 1,069,000,000 M TIV1991: 1,503,000,000 M TIV1992: 3,494,000,000 M TIV1993: 5,046,000,000 M TIV1994: 2,690,000,000 M TIV1995: 4,953,000,000 M TIV1996: 4,455,000,000 M TIV1997: 3,958,000,000 M TIV1998: 2,509,000,000 M TIV1999: 4,808,000,000 M TIV2000: 4,842,000,000 M TIV2001: 5,970,000,000 M TIV2002: 6,470,000,000 M TIV2003: 6,020,000,000 M TIV2004: 6,923,000,000 M TIV2005: 5,598,000,000 M TIV2006: 6,316,000,000 M TIV2007: 6,282,000,000 M TIV2008: 6,871,000,000 M TIV2009: 6,521,000,000 M TIV2010: 8,205,000,000 M TIV2011: 10,236,000,000 M TIV2012: 10,168,000,000 M TIV2013: 10,130,000,000 M TIV2014: 6,918,000,000 M TIV2015: 7,865,000,000 M TIV2016: 9,585,000,000 M TIV2017: 8,388,000,000 M TIV2018: 8,613,000,000 M TIV2019: 6,997,000,000 M TIV2020: 4,804,000,000 M TIV2021: 4,078,000,000 M TIV2022: 4,973,000,000 M TIV2023: 4,818,000,000 M TIV2024: 2,981,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +1,653,000,000 (+124.47%) Average annual rate: 1.54 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 2,981,000,000 M TIV
World 26,995,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 2,981,000,000 −1,837,000,000 −38.13%
2023 4,818,000,000 −155,000,000 −3.12%
2022 4,973,000,000 +895,000,000 +21.95%
2021 4,078,000,000 −726,000,000 −15.11%
2020 4,804,000,000 −2,193,000,000 −31.34%
2019 6,997,000,000 −1,616,000,000 −18.76%
2018 8,613,000,000 +225,000,000 +2.68%
2017 8,388,000,000 −1,197,000,000 −12.49%
2016 9,585,000,000 +1,720,000,000 +21.87%
2015 7,865,000,000 +947,000,000 +13.69%
2014 6,918,000,000 −3,212,000,000 −31.71%
2013 10,130,000,000 −38,000,000 −0.37%
2012 10,168,000,000 −68,000,000 −0.66%
2011 10,236,000,000 +2,031,000,000 +24.75%
2010 8,205,000,000 +1,684,000,000 +25.82%
2009 6,521,000,000 −350,000,000 −5.09%
2008 6,871,000,000 +589,000,000 +9.38%
2007 6,282,000,000 −34,000,000 −0.54%
2006 6,316,000,000 +718,000,000 +12.83%
2005 5,598,000,000 −1,325,000,000 −19.14%
2004 6,923,000,000 +903,000,000 +15%
2003 6,020,000,000 −450,000,000 −6.96%
2002 6,470,000,000 +500,000,000 +8.38%
2001 5,970,000,000 +1,128,000,000 +23.3%
2000 4,842,000,000 +34,000,000 +0.71%
1999 4,808,000,000 +2,299,000,000 +91.63%
1998 2,509,000,000 −1,449,000,000 −36.61%
1997 3,958,000,000 −497,000,000 −11.16%
1996 4,455,000,000 −498,000,000 −10.05%
1995 4,953,000,000 +2,263,000,000 +84.13%
1994 2,690,000,000 −2,356,000,000 −46.69%
1993 5,046,000,000 +1,552,000,000 +44.42%
1992 3,494,000,000 +1,991,000,000 +132.47%
1991 1,503,000,000 +434,000,000 +40.6%
1990 1,069,000,000 −41,000,000 −3.69%
1989 1,110,000,000 −548,000,000 −33.05%
1988 1,658,000,000 −1,188,000,000 −41.74%
1987 2,846,000,000 +794,000,000 +38.69%
1986 2,052,000,000 +519,000,000 +33.86%
1985 1,533,000,000
1982 1,684,000,000
1980 1,156,000,000
1975 859,000,000 +156,000,000 +22.19%
1974 703,000,000
1971 1,328,000,000

About the indicator

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.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.