Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Australia

Arms imports in Australia in 2024 — 983,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 8 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 747.4%.

2024 983,000,000 M TIV +159.37% vs 2023
World rank 8of 111
Period maximum 1,664,000,000 M TIV2017
Period minimum 35,000,000 M TIV1997

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Australia, 1960–20240500,000,0001,000,000,0001,500,000,0002,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 116,000,000 M TIV1962: 461,000,000 M TIV1964: 542,000,000 M TIV1966: 707,000,000 M TIV1968: 560,000,000 M TIV1970: 230,000,000 M TIV1972: 63,000,000 M TIV1974: 898,000,000 M TIV1976: 91,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,029,000,000 M TIV1980: 409,000,000 M TIV1982: 134,000,000 M TIV1984: 627,000,000 M TIV1986: 815,000,000 M TIV1988: 745,000,000 M TIV1990: 356,000,000 M TIV1992: 364,000,000 M TIV1994: 262,000,000 M TIV1996: 597,000,000 M TIV1998: 542,000,000 M TIV2000: 326,000,000 M TIV2002: 638,000,000 M TIV2004: 447,000,000 M TIV2006: 716,000,000 M TIV2008: 430,000,000 M TIV2010: 1,558,000,000 M TIV2012: 788,000,000 M TIV2014: 849,000,000 M TIV2016: 1,015,000,000 M TIV2018: 1,555,000,000 M TIV2020: 1,632,000,000 M TIV2022: 815,000,000 M TIV2024: 983,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +867,000,000 (+747.41%) Average annual rate: 3.4 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia 983,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 4,689,000,000 M TIV
Australia and New Zealand computed 1,183,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 983,000,000 +604,000,000 +159.37%
2023 379,000,000 −436,000,000 −53.5%
2022 815,000,000 −400,000,000 −32.92%
2021 1,215,000,000 −417,000,000 −25.55%
2020 1,632,000,000 +475,000,000 +41.05%
2019 1,157,000,000 −398,000,000 −25.59%
2018 1,555,000,000 −109,000,000 −6.55%
2017 1,664,000,000 +649,000,000 +63.94%
2016 1,015,000,000 −433,000,000 −29.9%
2015 1,448,000,000 +599,000,000 +70.55%
2014 849,000,000 +633,000,000 +293.06%
2013 216,000,000 −572,000,000 −72.59%
2012 788,000,000 −796,000,000 −50.25%
2011 1,584,000,000 +26,000,000 +1.67%
2010 1,558,000,000 +751,000,000 +93.06%
2009 807,000,000 +377,000,000 +87.67%
2008 430,000,000 −186,000,000 −30.19%
2007 616,000,000 −100,000,000 −13.97%
2006 716,000,000 +260,000,000 +57.02%
2005 456,000,000 +9,000,000 +2.01%
2004 447,000,000 −318,000,000 −41.57%
2003 765,000,000 +127,000,000 +19.91%
2002 638,000,000 −577,000,000 −47.49%
2001 1,215,000,000 +889,000,000 +272.7%
2000 326,000,000 −352,000,000 −51.92%
1999 678,000,000 +136,000,000 +25.09%
1998 542,000,000 +507,000,000 +1,448.57%
1997 35,000,000 −562,000,000 −94.14%
1996 597,000,000 +533,000,000 +832.81%
1995 64,000,000 −198,000,000 −75.57%
1994 262,000,000 −186,000,000 −41.52%
1993 448,000,000 +84,000,000 +23.08%
1992 364,000,000 +145,000,000 +66.21%
1991 219,000,000 −137,000,000 −38.48%
1990 356,000,000 −339,000,000 −48.78%
1989 695,000,000 −50,000,000 −6.71%
1988 745,000,000 +151,000,000 +25.42%
1987 594,000,000 −221,000,000 −27.12%
1986 815,000,000 +299,000,000 +57.95%
1985 516,000,000 −111,000,000 −17.7%
1984 627,000,000 −10,000,000 −1.57%
1983 637,000,000 +503,000,000 +375.37%
1982 134,000,000 −315,000,000 −70.16%
1981 449,000,000 +40,000,000 +9.78%
1980 409,000,000 +212,000,000 +107.61%
1979 197,000,000 −832,000,000 −80.86%
1978 1,029,000,000 +751,000,000 +270.14%
1977 278,000,000 +187,000,000 +205.49%
1976 91,000,000 −17,000,000 −15.74%
1975 108,000,000 −790,000,000 −87.97%
1974 898,000,000 +182,000,000 +25.42%
1973 716,000,000 +653,000,000 +1,036.51%
1972 63,000,000 −250,000,000 −79.87%
1971 313,000,000 +83,000,000 +36.09%
1970 230,000,000 −478,000,000 −67.51%
1969 708,000,000 +148,000,000 +26.43%
1968 560,000,000 −210,000,000 −27.27%
1967 770,000,000 +63,000,000 +8.91%
1966 707,000,000 −213,000,000 −23.15%
1965 920,000,000 +378,000,000 +69.74%
1964 542,000,000 +159,000,000 +41.51%
1963 383,000,000 −78,000,000 −16.92%
1962 461,000,000 +311,000,000 +207.33%
1961 150,000,000 +34,000,000 +29.31%
1960 116,000,000

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 983,000,000 NZ New Zealand 200,000,000

About the indicator

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.

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