Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Philippines

Arms imports in the Philippines in 2024 — 238,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 30 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 376%.

2024 238,000,000 M TIV +90.4% vs 2023
World rank 30of 111
Period maximum 350,000,000 M TIV2020
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV2009

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Philippines, 1960–20240100,000,000200,000,000300,000,000400,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50,000,000 M TIV1962: 11,000,000 M TIV1964: 2,000,000 M TIV1966: 86,000,000 M TIV1968: 16,000,000 M TIV1970: 9,000,000 M TIV1972: 52,000,000 M TIV1974: 60,000,000 M TIV1976: 256,000,000 M TIV1978: 143,000,000 M TIV1980: 75,000,000 M TIV1982: 17,000,000 M TIV1984: 39,000,000 M TIV1987: 26,000,000 M TIV1989: 19,000,000 M TIV1991: 34,000,000 M TIV1993: 62,000,000 M TIV1995: 28,000,000 M TIV1997: 70,000,000 M TIV2001: 10,000,000 M TIV2003: 10,000,000 M TIV2005: 12,000,000 M TIV2007: 16,000,000 M TIV2009: 1,000,000 M TIV2011: 63,000,000 M TIV2013: 83,000,000 M TIV2015: 153,000,000 M TIV2017: 278,000,000 M TIV2019: 191,000,000 M TIV2021: 331,000,000 M TIV2023: 125,000,000 M TIV2024: 238,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +188,000,000 (+376%) Average annual rate: 2.47 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Philippines 238,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
East Asia & Pacific 4,689,000,000 M TIV
South-Eastern Asia computed 1,160,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 238,000,000 +113,000,000 +90.4%
2023 125,000,000 −155,000,000 −55.36%
2022 280,000,000 −51,000,000 −15.41%
2021 331,000,000 −19,000,000 −5.43%
2020 350,000,000 +159,000,000 +83.25%
2019 191,000,000 +174,000,000 +1,023.53%
2018 17,000,000 −261,000,000 −93.88%
2017 278,000,000 +50,000,000 +21.93%
2016 228,000,000 +75,000,000 +49.02%
2015 153,000,000 +141,000,000 +1,175%
2014 12,000,000 −71,000,000 −85.54%
2013 83,000,000 +62,000,000 +295.24%
2012 21,000,000 −42,000,000 −66.67%
2011 63,000,000 +60,000,000 +2,000%
2010 3,000,000 +2,000,000 +200%
2009 1,000,000 −9,000,000 −90%
2008 10,000,000 −6,000,000 −37.5%
2007 16,000,000 −7,000,000 −30.43%
2006 23,000,000 +11,000,000 +91.67%
2005 12,000,000 −22,000,000 −64.71%
2004 34,000,000 +24,000,000 +240%
2003 10,000,000 +5,000,000 +100%
2002 5,000,000 −5,000,000 −50%
2001 10,000,000
1998 64,000,000 −6,000,000 −8.57%
1997 70,000,000 +29,000,000 +70.73%
1996 41,000,000 +13,000,000 +46.43%
1995 28,000,000 −44,000,000 −61.11%
1994 72,000,000 +10,000,000 +16.13%
1993 62,000,000 +19,000,000 +44.19%
1992 43,000,000 +9,000,000 +26.47%
1991 34,000,000 +1,000,000 +3.03%
1990 33,000,000 +14,000,000 +73.68%
1989 19,000,000 +7,000,000 +58.33%
1988 12,000,000 −14,000,000 −53.85%
1987 26,000,000
1985 23,000,000 −16,000,000 −41.03%
1984 39,000,000 −78,000,000 −66.67%
1983 117,000,000 +100,000,000 +588.24%
1982 17,000,000 −22,000,000 −56.41%
1981 39,000,000 −36,000,000 −48%
1980 75,000,000 −17,000,000 −18.48%
1979 92,000,000 −51,000,000 −35.66%
1978 143,000,000 −55,000,000 −27.78%
1977 198,000,000 −58,000,000 −22.66%
1976 256,000,000 +123,000,000 +92.48%
1975 133,000,000 +73,000,000 +121.67%
1974 60,000,000 −46,000,000 −43.4%
1973 106,000,000 +54,000,000 +103.85%
1972 52,000,000 −38,000,000 −42.22%
1971 90,000,000 +81,000,000 +900%
1970 9,000,000 −17,000,000 −65.38%
1969 26,000,000 +10,000,000 +62.5%
1968 16,000,000 −27,000,000 −62.79%
1967 43,000,000 −43,000,000 −50%
1966 86,000,000 −16,000,000 −15.69%
1965 102,000,000 +100,000,000 +5,000%
1964 2,000,000 −2,000,000 −50%
1963 4,000,000 −7,000,000 −63.64%
1962 11,000,000 −33,000,000 −75%
1961 44,000,000 −6,000,000 −12%
1960 50,000,000

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.