Purchases of major conventional weapons abroad.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1982 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 |
Ukraine
|
5,230,000,000 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Poland
|
1,448,000,000 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
United States
|
1,209,000,000 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
India
|
1,168,000,000 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Qatar
|
1,152,000,000 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia
|
1,111,000,000 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
South Korea
|
1,009,000,000 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Australia
|
983,000,000 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Pakistan
|
982,000,000 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Japan
|
977,000,000 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
United Arab Emirates
|
932,000,000 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Bahrain
|
848,000,000 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 13 |
United Kingdom
|
643,000,000 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Greece
|
623,000,000 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Hungary
|
604,000,000 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Kazakhstan
|
550,000,000 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Belgium
|
515,000,000 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Kuwait
|
503,000,000 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Russia
|
467,000,000 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Brazil
|
435,000,000 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Italy
|
432,000,000 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Denmark
|
427,000,000 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Turkmenistan
|
382,000,000 | 2021 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Türkiye
|
381,000,000 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Netherlands
|
360,000,000 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Norway
|
349,000,000 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Singapore
|
348,000,000 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Slovakia
|
298,000,000 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Romania
|
278,000,000 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Germany
|
239,000,000 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Philippines
|
238,000,000 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Myanmar
|
222,000,000 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Israel
|
211,000,000 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 34 |
New Zealand
|
200,000,000 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 35 |
France
|
188,000,000 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Indonesia
|
186,000,000 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Serbia
|
153,000,000 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Belarus
|
151,000,000 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Canada
|
149,000,000 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Spain
|
148,000,000 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Algeria
|
128,000,000 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Mauritania
|
126,000,000 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Cyprus
|
115,000,000 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Venezuela
|
98,000,000 | 2023 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Croatia
|
90,000,000 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Tunisia
|
78,000,000 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Senegal
|
77,000,000 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Bangladesh
|
75,000,000 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Thailand
|
73,000,000 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
China
|
72,000,000 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Egypt
|
72,000,000 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 52 |
Nigeria
|
67,000,000 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Sweden
|
66,000,000 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Afghanistan
|
65,000,000 | 2021 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Finland
|
64,000,000 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Estonia
|
63,000,000 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Ireland
|
63,000,000 | 2023 | 56 | |
| 58 |
Portugal
|
61,000,000 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Vietnam
|
58,000,000 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Cambodia
|
54,000,000 | 2023 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Namibia
|
54,000,000 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 62 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
53,000,000 | 2023 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Tanzania
|
52,000,000 | 2021 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Lithuania
|
51,000,000 | 2024 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Czechia
|
50,000,000 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Iceland
|
50,000,000 | 2011 | 65 | |
| 67 |
Ethiopia
|
48,000,000 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Mexico
|
46,000,000 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Malta
|
45,000,000 | 2023 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Argentina
|
43,000,000 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Central African Republic
|
43,000,000 | 2023 | 70 | |
| 72 |
Iran
|
42,000,000 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Burkina Faso
|
37,000,000 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Rwanda
|
37,000,000 | 2023 | 73 | |
| 75 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
35,000,000 | 2024 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Switzerland
|
33,000,000 | 2023 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
32,000,000 | 2021 | 77 | |
| 78 |
South Africa
|
30,000,000 | 2023 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Azerbaijan
|
28,000,000 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
28,000,000 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 81 |
Ecuador
|
25,000,000 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Jordan
|
24,000,000 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Iraq
|
23,000,000 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Morocco
|
23,000,000 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 85 |
Armenia
|
21,000,000 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Zimbabwe
|
20,000,000 | 2023 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Colombia
|
19,000,000 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Malawi
|
19,000,000 | 2022 | 87 | |
| 89 |
Seychelles
|
19,000,000 | 2021 | 87 | |
| 90 |
Slovenia
|
19,000,000 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 91 |
Georgia
|
17,000,000 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Kenya
|
17,000,000 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 93 |
Uzbekistan
|
17,000,000 | 2023 | 91 | |
| 94 |
Angola
|
16,000,000 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Fiji
|
16,000,000 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 96 |
Uganda
|
16,000,000 | 2023 | 94 | |
| 97 |
Niger
|
15,000,000 | 2023 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Chile
|
14,000,000 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Kosovo
|
14,000,000 | 2023 | 98 | |
| 100 |
Timor-Leste
|
14,000,000 | 2011 | 98 | |
| 101 |
Austria
|
13,000,000 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Moldova
|
13,000,000 | 2023 | 101 | |
| 103 |
Nicaragua
|
13,000,000 | 2019 | 101 | |
| 104 |
Albania
|
12,000,000 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Bahamas
|
12,000,000 | 2017 | 104 | |
| 106 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
12,000,000 | 2021 | 104 | |
| 107 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
12,000,000 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 108 |
Suriname
|
12,000,000 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 109 |
Botswana
|
11,000,000 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Ghana
|
11,000,000 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 111 |
Barbados
|
10,000,000 | 2009 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Dominican Republic
|
10,000,000 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 113 |
Haiti
|
10,000,000 | 1985 | 111 | |
| 114 |
Jamaica
|
10,000,000 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 115 |
Latvia
|
10,000,000 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 116 |
Mali
|
10,000,000 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 117 |
South Sudan
|
10,000,000 | 2022 | 111 | |
| 118 |
Uruguay
|
10,000,000 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 119 |
Guyana
|
9,000,000 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Lebanon
|
9,000,000 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 121 |
Papua New Guinea
|
9,000,000 | 2023 | 119 | |
| 122 |
Sri Lanka
|
9,000,000 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 123 |
Costa Rica
|
8,000,000 | 2019 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Cuba
|
8,000,000 | 2004 | 123 | |
| 125 |
Honduras
|
7,000,000 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Kiribati
|
7,000,000 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 127 |
Laos
|
7,000,000 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 128 |
Malaysia
|
7,000,000 | 2023 | 125 | |
| 129 |
Maldives
|
7,000,000 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 130 |
Micronesia
|
7,000,000 | 2023 | 125 | |
| 131 |
Palau
|
7,000,000 | 2020 | 125 | |
| 132 |
Samoa
|
7,000,000 | 2019 | 125 | |
| 133 |
Solomon Islands
|
7,000,000 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 134 |
Syria
|
7,000,000 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 135 |
Tonga
|
7,000,000 | 2020 | 125 | |
| 136 |
Tuvalu
|
7,000,000 | 2019 | 125 | |
| 137 |
Vanuatu
|
7,000,000 | 2021 | 125 | |
| 138 |
Benin
|
6,000,000 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Guatemala
|
6,000,000 | 2023 | 138 | |
| 140 |
Guinea
|
6,000,000 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 141 |
Marshall Islands
|
6,000,000 | 1991 | 138 | |
| 142 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
6,000,000 | 1985 | 138 | |
| 143 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
5,000,000 | 1993 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Libya
|
5,000,000 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 145 |
Montenegro
|
5,000,000 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 146 |
Paraguay
|
5,000,000 | 2021 | 143 | |
| 147 |
Bhutan
|
4,000,000 | 2021 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Chad
|
4,000,000 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 149 |
Eritrea
|
4,000,000 | 2007 | 147 | |
| 150 |
Mauritius
|
4,000,000 | 2022 | 147 | |
| 151 |
Oman
|
4,000,000 | 2023 | 147 | |
| 152 |
Peru
|
4,000,000 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 153 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
4,000,000 | 1987 | 147 | |
| 154 |
Somalia
|
4,000,000 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 155 |
Bulgaria
|
3,000,000 | 2022 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Cabo Verde
|
3,000,000 | 2019 | 155 | |
| 157 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
3,000,000 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 158 |
Luxembourg
|
3,000,000 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 159 |
Mongolia
|
3,000,000 | 2022 | 155 | |
| 160 |
Republic of the Congo
|
3,000,000 | 2021 | 155 | |
| 161 |
Tajikistan
|
3,000,000 | 2022 | 155 | |
| 162 |
Burundi
|
2,000,000 | 2019 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Cameroon
|
2,000,000 | 2023 | 162 | |
| 164 |
Eswatini
|
2,000,000 | 2020 | 162 | |
| 165 |
Palestine
|
2,000,000 | 2023 | 162 | |
| 166 |
Panama
|
2,000,000 | 1989 | 162 | |
| 167 |
Sierra Leone
|
2,000,000 | 2016 | 162 | |
| 168 |
Sudan
|
2,000,000 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 169 |
Togo
|
2,000,000 | 2023 | 162 | |
| 170 |
Belize
|
1,000,000 | 2023 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Comoros
|
1,000,000 | 2012 | 170 | |
| 172 |
Gabon
|
1,000,000 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 173 |
Grenada
|
1,000,000 | 1982 | 170 | |
| 174 |
Lesotho
|
1,000,000 | 2019 | 170 | |
| 175 |
Madagascar
|
1,000,000 | 2020 | 170 | |
| 176 |
Mozambique
|
1,000,000 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 177 |
North Korea
|
1,000,000 | 2010 | 170 | |
| 178 |
North Macedonia
|
1,000,000 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 179 |
Yemen
|
1,000,000 | 2022 | 170 | |
| 180 |
Zambia
|
1,000,000 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 181 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
0 | 2023 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Bolivia
|
0 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 183 |
Djibouti
|
0 | 2023 | 181 | |
| 184 |
El Salvador
|
0 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 185 |
Gambia
|
0 | 2023 | 181 | |
| 186 |
Liberia
|
0 | 2022 | 181 | |
| 187 |
Nepal
|
0 | 2021 | 181 |
Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.
Transfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).
Defense 1960–2024 Military expenditure (% of GDP)The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense 1985–2020 Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense 1960–2024 Military expenditure in dollarsThe absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.
Defense 1988–2024 Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense 1816–2022 Armed forces personnel since 1816A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.