Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — South-Eastern Asia

Arms imports in South-Eastern Asia in 2024 — 1,160,000,000 M TIV. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 80.1%.

2024 1,160,000,000 M TIV −25.02% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3,397,000,000 M TIV2009
Period minimum 551,000,000 M TIV1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — South-Eastern Asia, 1960–202401,000,000,0002,000,000,0003,000,000,0004,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 644,000,000 M TIV1962: 1,261,000,000 M TIV1964: 1,120,000,000 M TIV1966: 1,419,000,000 M TIV1968: 1,406,000,000 M TIV1970: 1,655,000,000 M TIV1972: 1,936,000,000 M TIV1974: 1,513,000,000 M TIV1976: 1,285,000,000 M TIV1978: 955,000,000 M TIV1980: 2,966,000,000 M TIV1982: 1,234,000,000 M TIV1984: 1,825,000,000 M TIV1986: 1,054,000,000 M TIV1988: 1,569,000,000 M TIV1990: 1,437,000,000 M TIV1993: 970,000,000 M TIV1995: 2,470,000,000 M TIV1997: 2,691,000,000 M TIV1999: 1,693,000,000 M TIV2001: 677,000,000 M TIV2003: 891,000,000 M TIV2005: 1,167,000,000 M TIV2007: 1,719,000,000 M TIV2009: 3,397,000,000 M TIV2011: 3,394,000,000 M TIV2013: 2,837,000,000 M TIV2015: 2,214,000,000 M TIV2017: 3,290,000,000 M TIV2019: 1,657,000,000 M TIV2021: 1,541,000,000 M TIV2023: 1,547,000,000 M TIV2024: 1,160,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +516,000,000 (+80.12%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia 1,160,000,000 M TIV
World 28,815,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — South-Eastern Asia, by year South-Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 1,160,000,000 −387,000,000 −25.02%
2023 1,547,000,000 +3,000,000 +0.19%
2022 1,544,000,000 +3,000,000 +0.19%
2021 1,541,000,000 +289,000,000 +23.08%
2020 1,252,000,000 −405,000,000 −24.44%
2019 1,657,000,000 −925,000,000 −35.82%
2018 2,582,000,000 −708,000,000 −21.52%
2017 3,290,000,000 +256,000,000 +8.44%
2016 3,034,000,000 +820,000,000 +37.04%
2015 2,214,000,000 −699,000,000 −24%
2014 2,913,000,000 +76,000,000 +2.68%
2013 2,837,000,000 +260,000,000 +10.09%
2012 2,577,000,000 −817,000,000 −24.07%
2011 3,394,000,000 +1,651,000,000 +94.72%
2010 1,743,000,000 −1,654,000,000 −48.69%
2009 3,397,000,000 +1,250,000,000 +58.22%
2008 2,147,000,000 +428,000,000 +24.9%
2007 1,719,000,000 +1,006,000,000 +141.09%
2006 713,000,000 −454,000,000 −38.9%
2005 1,167,000,000 −29,000,000 −2.42%
2004 1,196,000,000 +305,000,000 +34.23%
2003 891,000,000 +57,000,000 +6.83%
2002 834,000,000 +157,000,000 +23.19%
2001 677,000,000 −411,000,000 −37.78%
2000 1,088,000,000 −605,000,000 −35.74%
1999 1,693,000,000 +245,000,000 +16.92%
1998 1,448,000,000 −1,243,000,000 −46.19%
1997 2,691,000,000 +961,000,000 +55.55%
1996 1,730,000,000 −740,000,000 −29.96%
1995 2,470,000,000 +660,000,000 +36.46%
1994 1,810,000,000 +840,000,000 +86.6%
1993 970,000,000
1991 1,266,000,000 −171,000,000 −11.9%
1990 1,437,000,000 +325,000,000 +29.23%
1989 1,112,000,000 −457,000,000 −29.13%
1988 1,569,000,000 +328,000,000 +26.43%
1987 1,241,000,000 +187,000,000 +17.74%
1986 1,054,000,000 −127,000,000 −10.75%
1985 1,181,000,000 −644,000,000 −35.29%
1984 1,825,000,000 −397,000,000 −17.87%
1983 2,222,000,000 +988,000,000 +80.06%
1982 1,234,000,000 −1,303,000,000 −51.36%
1981 2,537,000,000 −429,000,000 −14.46%
1980 2,966,000,000 +210,000,000 +7.62%
1979 2,756,000,000 +1,801,000,000 +188.59%
1978 955,000,000 +82,000,000 +9.39%
1977 873,000,000 −412,000,000 −32.06%
1976 1,285,000,000 +136,000,000 +11.84%
1975 1,149,000,000 −364,000,000 −24.06%
1974 1,513,000,000 −756,000,000 −33.32%
1973 2,269,000,000 +333,000,000 +17.2%
1972 1,936,000,000 −137,000,000 −6.61%
1971 2,073,000,000 +418,000,000 +25.26%
1970 1,655,000,000 +320,000,000 +23.97%
1969 1,335,000,000 −71,000,000 −5.05%
1968 1,406,000,000 −74,000,000 −5%
1967 1,480,000,000 +61,000,000 +4.3%
1966 1,419,000,000 +177,000,000 +14.25%
1965 1,242,000,000 +122,000,000 +10.89%
1964 1,120,000,000 +569,000,000 +103.27%
1963 551,000,000 −710,000,000 −56.3%
1962 1,261,000,000 +265,000,000 +26.61%
1961 996,000,000 +352,000,000 +54.66%
1960 644,000,000

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.