Arms imports, SIPRI trend-indicator value
Estimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation.
ARMS_IMPORTS_SIPRI_TIV · raw · annual · SIPRI trend-indicator value
International arms inflow
Arms imports, SIPRI trend-indicator value
International arms inflow
Estimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation.
Data and evidence
Arms imports, SIPRI trend-indicator value
China
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 267,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109055 · revision 1
Value 267000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 267000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 439,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109054 · revision 1
Value 439000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 439000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 1,184,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109053 · revision 1
Value 1184000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1184000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 1,230,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109052 · revision 1
Value 1230000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1230000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 304,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109051 · revision 1
Value 304000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 304000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 701,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109050 · revision 1
Value 701000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 701000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 1,496,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109049 · revision 1
Value 1496000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1496000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 940,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109048 · revision 1
Value 940000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 940000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 375,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109047 · revision 1
Value 375000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 375000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 1,722,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109046 · revision 1
Value 1722000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1722000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 2,473,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109045 · revision 1
Value 2473000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2473000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 2,755,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109044 · revision 1
Value 2755000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2755000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 2,830,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109043 · revision 1
Value 2830000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2830000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 2,326,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109042 · revision 1
Value 2326000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2326000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 3,236,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109041 · revision 1
Value 3236000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3236000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 3,467,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109040 · revision 1
Value 3467000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3467000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 2,831,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109039 · revision 1
Value 2831000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2831000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 1,699,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109038 · revision 1
Value 1699000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1699000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 1,784,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109037 · revision 1
Value 1784000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1784000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 1,382,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109036 · revision 1
Value 1382000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1382000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 940,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109035 · revision 1
Value 940000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 940000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 1,033,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109034 · revision 1
Value 1033000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1033000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 1,542,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109033 · revision 1
Value 1542000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1542000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 1,221,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109032 · revision 1
Value 1221000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1221000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 1,033,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109031 · revision 1
Value 1033000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1033000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 1,190,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109030 · revision 1
Value 1190000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1190000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 1,209,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109029 · revision 1
Value 1209000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1209000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 1,546,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109028 · revision 1
Value 1546000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1546000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 2,254,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109027 · revision 1
Value 2254000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2254000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 1,571,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109026 · revision 1
Value 1571000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1571000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 775,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109025 · revision 1
Value 775000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 775000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 685,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109024 · revision 1
Value 685000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 685000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 646,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109023 · revision 1
Value 646000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 646000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 428,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109022 · revision 1
Value 428000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 428000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 71,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109021 · revision 1
Value 71000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 71000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 207,000,000 SIPRI_TIV | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #109020 · revision 1
Value 207000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source referenceEstimated volume of deliveries of major conventional arms received in the year, expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values. TIV is not money; use five-year averages for trend interpretation. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 207000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:49:19 · source revision unspecified |
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