Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Value of major conventional weapons imported, by importing country (SIPRI trend indicator value; a volume measure, not a price). 41 countries incl. India, China and Pakistan, 1990 onwards; edit the country list in Data Sources.
Source: World Bank (data compiled by SIPRI) · updated October 6, 2026 · World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Underlying source: SIPRI.
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Download CSV| Country | ISO3 | Indicator | Year ▼ | Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | GBR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 508,000,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 798,000,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 101,000,000 |
| India | IND | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 1,680,000,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 172,000,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 54,000,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 519,000,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 834,000,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 64,000,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 1,230,000,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 48,000,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 231,000,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 553,000,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 126,000,000 |
| Norway | NOR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 158,000,000 |
| Oman | OMN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 157,000,000 |
| Pakistan | PAK | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 691,000,000 |
| Philippines | PHL | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 70,000,000 |
| Poland | POL | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 1,000,000 |
| Qatar | QAT | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 238,000,000 |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 2,791,000,000 |
| Singapore | SGP | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 619,000,000 |
| Thailand | THA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 910,000,000 |
| Turkiye | TUR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 1,512,000,000 |
| United States | USA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 610,000,000 |