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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | VNM | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1997 | 111,000,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 481,000,000 |
| Australia | AUS | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 597,000,000 |
| Bangladesh | BGD | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 7,000,000 |
| Brazil | BRA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 547,000,000 |
| Canada | CAN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 419,000,000 |
| China | CHN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 1,501,000,000 |
| Germany | DEU | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 244,000,000 |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 969,000,000 |
| Spain | ESP | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 424,000,000 |
| France | FRA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 64,000,000 |
| United Kingdom | GBR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 568,000,000 |
| Greece | GRC | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 380,000,000 |
| Indonesia | IDN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 378,000,000 |
| India | IND | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 831,000,000 |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 608,000,000 |
| Israel | ISR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 105,000,000 |
| Italy | ITA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 280,000,000 |
| Japan | JPN | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 867,000,000 |
| Kazakhstan | KAZ | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 2,000,000 |
| Korea, Rep. | KOR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 1,985,000,000 |
| Sri Lanka | LKA | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 207,000,000 |
| Myanmar | MMR | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 115,000,000 |
| Malaysia | MYS | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 32,000,000 |
| Netherlands | NLD | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) | 1996 | 203,000,000 |