Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — East Asia & Pacific

Arms exports in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 3,750,000,000 M TIV. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,211.2%.

2023 3,750,000,000 M TIV +75.89% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3,750,000,000 M TIV2023
Period minimum 27,000,000 M TIV1963

Trend over time

1960–2023 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — East Asia & Pacific, 1960–202301,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,0004,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 286,000,000 M TIV1961: 98,000,000 M TIV1962: 151,000,000 M TIV1963: 27,000,000 M TIV1964: 89,000,000 M TIV1967: 439,000,000 M TIV1979: 784,000,000 M TIV1989: 1,331,000,000 M TIV1990: 1,268,000,000 M TIV1996: 1,003,000,000 M TIV1997: 581,000,000 M TIV2016: 3,203,000,000 M TIV2017: 2,524,000,000 M TIV2021: 2,132,000,000 M TIV2023: 3,750,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +3,464,000,000 (+1,211.19%) Average annual rate: 4.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 3,750,000,000 M TIV
World 27,225,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2023 3,750,000,000
2021 2,132,000,000
2017 2,524,000,000 −679,000,000 −21.2%
2016 3,203,000,000
1997 581,000,000 −422,000,000 −42.07%
1996 1,003,000,000
1990 1,268,000,000 −63,000,000 −4.73%
1989 1,331,000,000
1979 784,000,000
1967 439,000,000
1964 89,000,000 +62,000,000 +229.63%
1963 27,000,000 −124,000,000 −82.12%
1962 151,000,000 +53,000,000 +54.08%
1961 98,000,000 −188,000,000 −65.73%
1960 286,000,000

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.