Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — India

Arms imports in India in 2024 — 1,168,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 4 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 114.7%.

2024 1,168,000,000 M TIV −21.66% vs 2023
World rank 4of 111
Period maximum 5,272,000,000 M TIV2013
Period minimum 396,000,000 M TIV1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — India, 1960–202402,000,000,0004,000,000,0006,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 544,000,000 M TIV1962: 396,000,000 M TIV1964: 955,000,000 M TIV1966: 1,007,000,000 M TIV1968: 1,665,000,000 M TIV1970: 878,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,831,000,000 M TIV1974: 1,326,000,000 M TIV1976: 1,941,000,000 M TIV1978: 1,194,000,000 M TIV1980: 1,768,000,000 M TIV1982: 2,275,000,000 M TIV1984: 2,785,000,000 M TIV1986: 4,248,000,000 M TIV1988: 3,854,000,000 M TIV1990: 2,832,000,000 M TIV1992: 1,187,000,000 M TIV1994: 872,000,000 M TIV1996: 831,000,000 M TIV1998: 797,000,000 M TIV2000: 987,000,000 M TIV2002: 2,001,000,000 M TIV2004: 2,242,000,000 M TIV2006: 1,479,000,000 M TIV2008: 1,624,000,000 M TIV2010: 2,891,000,000 M TIV2012: 4,494,000,000 M TIV2014: 3,201,000,000 M TIV2016: 2,558,000,000 M TIV2018: 2,011,000,000 M TIV2020: 2,646,000,000 M TIV2022: 2,629,000,000 M TIV2024: 1,168,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +624,000,000 (+114.71%) Average annual rate: 1.2 %

Comparison, 2024

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

India 1,168,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
South Asia 1,259,000,000 M TIV
Southern Asia computed 2,283,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 1,168,000,000 −323,000,000 −21.66%
2023 1,491,000,000 −1,138,000,000 −43.29%
2022 2,629,000,000 −1,314,000,000 −33.32%
2021 3,943,000,000 +1,297,000,000 +49.02%
2020 2,646,000,000 −501,000,000 −15.92%
2019 3,147,000,000 +1,136,000,000 +56.49%
2018 2,011,000,000 −648,000,000 −24.37%
2017 2,659,000,000 +101,000,000 +3.95%
2016 2,558,000,000 −166,000,000 −6.09%
2015 2,724,000,000 −477,000,000 −14.9%
2014 3,201,000,000 −2,071,000,000 −39.28%
2013 5,272,000,000 +778,000,000 +17.31%
2012 4,494,000,000 +876,000,000 +24.21%
2011 3,618,000,000 +727,000,000 +25.15%
2010 2,891,000,000 +954,000,000 +49.25%
2009 1,937,000,000 +313,000,000 +19.27%
2008 1,624,000,000 −652,000,000 −28.65%
2007 2,276,000,000 +797,000,000 +53.89%
2006 1,479,000,000 +285,000,000 +23.87%
2005 1,194,000,000 −1,048,000,000 −46.74%
2004 2,242,000,000 −556,000,000 −19.87%
2003 2,798,000,000 +797,000,000 +39.83%
2002 2,001,000,000 +817,000,000 +69%
2001 1,184,000,000 +197,000,000 +19.96%
2000 987,000,000 −240,000,000 −19.56%
1999 1,227,000,000 +430,000,000 +53.95%
1998 797,000,000 −883,000,000 −52.56%
1997 1,680,000,000 +849,000,000 +102.17%
1996 831,000,000 −565,000,000 −40.47%
1995 1,396,000,000 +524,000,000 +60.09%
1994 872,000,000 +137,000,000 +18.64%
1993 735,000,000 −452,000,000 −38.08%
1992 1,187,000,000 −686,000,000 −36.63%
1991 1,873,000,000 −959,000,000 −33.86%
1990 2,832,000,000 −844,000,000 −22.96%
1989 3,676,000,000 −178,000,000 −4.62%
1988 3,854,000,000 −66,000,000 −1.68%
1987 3,920,000,000 −328,000,000 −7.72%
1986 4,248,000,000 +1,245,000,000 +41.46%
1985 3,003,000,000 +218,000,000 +7.83%
1984 2,785,000,000 +148,000,000 +5.61%
1983 2,637,000,000 +362,000,000 +15.91%
1982 2,275,000,000 +152,000,000 +7.16%
1981 2,123,000,000 +355,000,000 +20.08%
1980 1,768,000,000 +569,000,000 +47.46%
1979 1,199,000,000 +5,000,000 +0.42%
1978 1,194,000,000 −1,180,000,000 −49.71%
1977 2,374,000,000 +433,000,000 +22.31%
1976 1,941,000,000 +808,000,000 +71.32%
1975 1,133,000,000 −193,000,000 −14.56%
1974 1,326,000,000 −25,000,000 −1.85%
1973 1,351,000,000 −480,000,000 −26.22%
1972 1,831,000,000 −51,000,000 −2.71%
1971 1,882,000,000 +1,004,000,000 +114.35%
1970 878,000,000 −637,000,000 −42.05%
1969 1,515,000,000 −150,000,000 −9.01%
1968 1,665,000,000 +388,000,000 +30.38%
1967 1,277,000,000 +270,000,000 +26.81%
1966 1,007,000,000 −79,000,000 −7.27%
1965 1,086,000,000 +131,000,000 +13.72%
1964 955,000,000 +274,000,000 +40.23%
1963 681,000,000 +285,000,000 +71.97%
1962 396,000,000 −751,000,000 −65.48%
1961 1,147,000,000 +603,000,000 +110.85%
1960 544,000,000

Southern Asia, 2024

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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.