Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Thailand

Arms imports in Thailand in 2024 — 73,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 47 in the world out of 111. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 160.7%.

2024 73,000,000 M TIV −74.91% vs 2023
World rank 47of 111
Period maximum 910,000,000 M TIV1997
Period minimum 8,000,000 M TIV2007

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Thailand, 1960–20240250,000,000500,000,000750,000,0001,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 28,000,000 M TIV1962: 108,000,000 M TIV1964: 93,000,000 M TIV1966: 58,000,000 M TIV1968: 88,000,000 M TIV1970: 250,000,000 M TIV1972: 147,000,000 M TIV1974: 114,000,000 M TIV1976: 154,000,000 M TIV1978: 199,000,000 M TIV1980: 330,000,000 M TIV1982: 82,000,000 M TIV1984: 350,000,000 M TIV1986: 162,000,000 M TIV1988: 623,000,000 M TIV1990: 235,000,000 M TIV1992: 429,000,000 M TIV1994: 608,000,000 M TIV1996: 741,000,000 M TIV1998: 62,000,000 M TIV2000: 80,000,000 M TIV2002: 152,000,000 M TIV2004: 138,000,000 M TIV2006: 99,000,000 M TIV2008: 16,000,000 M TIV2010: 60,000,000 M TIV2012: 276,000,000 M TIV2014: 105,000,000 M TIV2016: 342,000,000 M TIV2018: 636,000,000 M TIV2020: 141,000,000 M TIV2022: 251,000,000 M TIV2024: 73,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +45,000,000 (+160.71%) Average annual rate: 1.51 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Thailand 73,000,000 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 — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 73,000,000 −218,000,000 −74.91%
2023 291,000,000 +40,000,000 +15.94%
2022 251,000,000 +100,000,000 +66.23%
2021 151,000,000 +10,000,000 +7.09%
2020 141,000,000 −153,000,000 −52.04%
2019 294,000,000 −342,000,000 −53.77%
2018 636,000,000 +315,000,000 +98.13%
2017 321,000,000 −21,000,000 −6.14%
2016 342,000,000 +159,000,000 +86.89%
2015 183,000,000 +78,000,000 +74.29%
2014 105,000,000 −272,000,000 −72.15%
2013 377,000,000 +101,000,000 +36.59%
2012 276,000,000 +25,000,000 +9.96%
2011 251,000,000 +191,000,000 +318.33%
2010 60,000,000 −3,000,000 −4.76%
2009 63,000,000 +47,000,000 +293.75%
2008 16,000,000 +8,000,000 +100%
2007 8,000,000 −91,000,000 −91.92%
2006 99,000,000 −16,000,000 −13.91%
2005 115,000,000 −23,000,000 −16.67%
2004 138,000,000 +7,000,000 +5.34%
2003 131,000,000 −21,000,000 −13.82%
2002 152,000,000 +36,000,000 +31.03%
2001 116,000,000 +36,000,000 +45%
2000 80,000,000 −80,000,000 −50%
1999 160,000,000 +98,000,000 +158.06%
1998 62,000,000 −848,000,000 −93.19%
1997 910,000,000 +169,000,000 +22.81%
1996 741,000,000 +211,000,000 +39.81%
1995 530,000,000 −78,000,000 −12.83%
1994 608,000,000 +426,000,000 +234.07%
1993 182,000,000 −247,000,000 −57.58%
1992 429,000,000 −146,000,000 −25.39%
1991 575,000,000 +340,000,000 +144.68%
1990 235,000,000 −54,000,000 −18.69%
1989 289,000,000 −334,000,000 −53.61%
1988 623,000,000 +84,000,000 +15.58%
1987 539,000,000 +377,000,000 +232.72%
1986 162,000,000 −23,000,000 −12.43%
1985 185,000,000 −165,000,000 −47.14%
1984 350,000,000 +96,000,000 +37.8%
1983 254,000,000 +172,000,000 +209.76%
1982 82,000,000 −268,000,000 −76.57%
1981 350,000,000 +20,000,000 +6.06%
1980 330,000,000 +16,000,000 +5.1%
1979 314,000,000 +115,000,000 +57.79%
1978 199,000,000 +88,000,000 +79.28%
1977 111,000,000 −43,000,000 −27.92%
1976 154,000,000 +64,000,000 +71.11%
1975 90,000,000 −24,000,000 −21.05%
1974 114,000,000 −205,000,000 −64.26%
1973 319,000,000 +172,000,000 +117.01%
1972 147,000,000 −96,000,000 −39.51%
1971 243,000,000 −7,000,000 −2.8%
1970 250,000,000 +126,000,000 +101.61%
1969 124,000,000 +36,000,000 +40.91%
1968 88,000,000 −52,000,000 −37.14%
1967 140,000,000 +82,000,000 +141.38%
1966 58,000,000 −29,000,000 −33.33%
1965 87,000,000 −6,000,000 −6.45%
1964 93,000,000 −13,000,000 −12.26%
1963 106,000,000 −2,000,000 −1.85%
1962 108,000,000 +56,000,000 +107.69%
1961 52,000,000 +24,000,000 +85.71%
1960 28,000,000

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.