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Arms imports by recipient, five-year totals

Ukraine received 9.7% of the major arms delivered between 2021 and 2025; the top three importers received 25%.

Source: SIPRI2021–2025Updated 8 Nov 2026

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Summary

Countries received major arms worth 153,387 TIV m in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value (TIV) between 2021 and 2025; TIV is SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons. Ukraine 14,909 TIV m (9.7%), India 12,674 TIV m (8.3%), Saudi Arabia 10,408 TIV m (6.8%); together, 25% of the world total.

159 countries and territories have a figure for 2021–2025.

Source: SIPRI2021–2025Updated 8 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data

Every country and territory with a figure for 2025, with 2020 for comparison.
Ukraine14,909 TIV m9.7%124 TIV m+11,923%
India12,674 TIV m8.3%13,189 TIV m−4%
Saudi Arabia10,408 TIV m6.8%14,985 TIV m−31%
Qatar9,882 TIV m6.4%4,810 TIV m+105%
Pakistan6,488 TIV m4.2%3,914 TIV m+66%
Japan6,086 TIV m4%3,465 TIV m+76%
Poland5,590 TIV m3.6%587 TIV m+852%
United States4,462 TIV m2.9%3,022 TIV m+48%
Kuwait4,331 TIV m2.8%478 TIV m+806%
Australia4,307 TIV m2.8%7,020 TIV m−39%
United Arab Emirates4,210 TIV m2.7%4,978 TIV m−15%
Egypt4,019 TIV m2.6%8,260 TIV m−51%
United Kingdom3,309 TIV m2.2%2,792 TIV m+19%
Israel2,930 TIV m1.9%2,603 TIV m+13%
Netherlands2,769 TIV m1.8%1,311 TIV m+111%
South Korea2,708 TIV m1.8%5,909 TIV m−54%
Germany2,583 TIV m1.7%257 TIV m+905%
Indonesia2,306 TIV m1.5%2,402 TIV m−4%
Greece2,282 TIV m1.5%577 TIV m+295%
Norway2,190 TIV m1.4%1,866 TIV m+17%
China2,037 TIV m1.3%7,358 TIV m−72%
Italy1,934 TIV m1.3%2,099 TIV m−8%
Philippines1,906 TIV m1.2%1,100 TIV m+73%
Türkiye1,882 TIV m1.2%2,083 TIV m−10%
Brazil1,817 TIV m1.2%731 TIV m+149%
Singapore1,674 TIV m1.1%2,275 TIV m−26%
Bahrain1,619 TIV m1.1%177 TIV m+815%
Morocco1,583 TIV m1%1,418 TIV m+12%
Denmark1,477 TIV m1%331 TIV m+346%
Romania1,394 TIV m0.9%481 TIV m+190%
Belgium1,375 TIV m0.9%111 TIV m+1,139%
Belarus1,327 TIV m0.9%767 TIV m+73%
Algeria1,322 TIV m0.9%6,124 TIV m−78%
Hungary1,291 TIV m0.8%116 TIV m+1,013%
Taiwan1,290 TIV m0.8%838 TIV m+54%
Kazakhstan1,088 TIV m0.7%1,257 TIV m−13%
Serbia955 TIV m0.6%323 TIV m+196%
Canada926 TIV m0.6%1,221 TIV m−24%
Spain887 TIV m0.6%442 TIV m+101%
Thailand821 TIV m0.5%1,736 TIV m−53%
New Zealand813 TIV m0.5%157 TIV m+418%
France771 TIV m0.5%656 TIV m+18%
Sweden728 TIV m0.5%120 TIV m+507%
Myanmar723 TIV m0.5%1,120 TIV m−35%
Slovakia661 TIV m0.4%121 TIV m+446%
Vietnam601 TIV m0.4%2,517 TIV m−76%
Russia584 TIV m0.4%290 TIV m+101%
Bangladesh568 TIV m0.4%1,736 TIV m−67%
Azerbaijan551 TIV m0.4%1,048 TIV m−47%
Bulgaria545 TIV m0.4%46 TIV m+1,085%
Nigeria535 TIV m0.3%255 TIV m+110%
Lithuania388 TIV m0.3%208 TIV m+87%
Turkmenistan383 TIV m0.2%543 TIV m−29%
Estonia379 TIV m0.2%132 TIV m+187%
Croatia349 TIV m0.2%42 TIV m+731%
Czechia326 TIV m0.2%23 TIV m+1,317%
Chile312 TIV m0.2%512 TIV m−39%
Argentina303 TIV m0.2%141 TIV m+115%
Senegal300 TIV m0.2%167 TIV m+80%
Mali274 TIV m0.2%150 TIV m+83%
Finland228 TIV m0.1%434 TIV m−47%
Portugal225 TIV m0.1%138 TIV m+63%
Malaysia223 TIV m0.1%680 TIV m−67%
Iraq220 TIV m0.1%3,380 TIV m−93%
Peru213 TIV m0.1%325 TIV m−34%
Ethiopia174 TIV m0.1%220 TIV m−21%
Tunisia174 TIV m0.1%353 TIV m−51%
Jordan173 TIV m0.1%1,138 TIV m−85%
Cyprus168 TIV m0.1%80 TIV m+110%
Angola161 TIV m0.1%763 TIV m−79%
Kenya140 TIV m0.1%144 TIV m−3%
Mauritania135 TIV m0.1%70 TIV m+93%
Colombia134 TIV m0.1%228 TIV m−41%
Uzbekistan132 TIV m0.1%357 TIV m−63%
Cambodia130 TIV m0.1%5 TIV m+2,500%
Burkina Faso127 TIV m0.1%43 TIV m+195%
Armenia122 TIV m0.1%383 TIV m−68%
Côte d'Ivoire121 TIV m0.1%48 TIV m+152%
Rwanda119 TIV m0.1%12 TIV m+892%
Latvia116 TIV m0.1%120 TIV m−3%
Sudan116 TIV m0.1%232 TIV m−50%
Democratic Republic of the Congo111 TIV m0.1%53 TIV m+109%
Austria98 TIV m0.1%60 TIV m+63%
Chad98 TIV m0.1%19 TIV m+416%
Venezuela98 TIV m0.1%189 TIV m−48%
Lebanon95 TIV m0.1%232 TIV m−59%
Uganda95 TIV m0.1%135 TIV m−30%
Central African Republic90 TIV m0.1%3 TIV m+2,900%
South Africa90 TIV m0.1%––
Sri Lanka82 TIV m0.1%204 TIV m−60%
Ecuador81 TIV m0.1%76 TIV m+7%
Ireland79 TIV m0.1%94 TIV m−16%
Tajikistan78 TIV m0.1%34 TIV m+129%
Niger76 TIV m<0.1%28 TIV m+171%
Togo76 TIV m<0.1%13 TIV m+485%
Kyrgyzstan73 TIV m<0.1%36 TIV m+103%
Afghanistan65 TIV m<0.1%1,328 TIV m−95%
Djibouti65 TIV m<0.1%23 TIV m+183%
Albania63 TIV m<0.1%18 TIV m+250%
Ghana63 TIV m<0.1%37 TIV m+70%
Iran63 TIV m<0.1%424 TIV m−85%
Mexico62 TIV m<0.1%839 TIV m−93%
Tanzania57 TIV m<0.1%48 TIV m+19%
Namibia56 TIV m<0.1%38 TIV m+47%
Slovenia52 TIV m<0.1%––
Jamaica49 TIV m<0.1%55 TIV m−11%
Switzerland48 TIV m<0.1%70 TIV m−31%
Malta45 TIV m<0.1%14 TIV m+221%
Mozambique44 TIV m<0.1%72 TIV m−39%
Botswana40 TIV m<0.1%97 TIV m−59%
Brunei39 TIV m<0.1%––
Libya39 TIV m<0.1%36 TIV m+8%
Dominican Republic37 TIV m<0.1%4 TIV m+825%
Trinidad and Tobago32 TIV m<0.1%30 TIV m+7%
Kosovo32 TIV m<0.1%4 TIV m+700%
Paraguay29 TIV m<0.1%2 TIV m+1,350%
Mongolia28 TIV m<0.1%17 TIV m+65%
Uruguay28 TIV m<0.1%33 TIV m−15%
Zambia28 TIV m<0.1%136 TIV m−79%
Gabon25 TIV m<0.1%29 TIV m−14%
Benin24 TIV m<0.1%2 TIV m+1,100%
Guyana24 TIV m<0.1%2 TIV m+1,100%
Papua New Guinea23 TIV m<0.1%8 TIV m+188%
Moldova22 TIV m<0.1%––
Maldives21 TIV m<0.1%5 TIV m+320%
Malawi21 TIV m<0.1%––
Zimbabwe20 TIV m<0.1%––
El Salvador19 TIV m<0.1%8 TIV m+138%
Seychelles19 TIV m<0.1%18 TIV m+6%
Georgia17 TIV m<0.1%54 TIV m−69%
South Sudan17 TIV m<0.1%8 TIV m+113%
Fiji16 TIV m<0.1%8 TIV m+100%
Guatemala16 TIV m<0.1%18 TIV m−11%
North Macedonia16 TIV m<0.1%––
Liberia15 TIV m<0.1%1 TIV m+1,400%
Luxembourg15 TIV m<0.1%91 TIV m−84%
Guinea14 TIV m<0.1%7 TIV m+100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina13 TIV m<0.1%––
Laos13 TIV m<0.1%182 TIV m−93%
Republic of the Congo12 TIV m<0.1%3 TIV m+300%
Equatorial Guinea12 TIV m<0.1%20 TIV m−40%
Oman12 TIV m<0.1%1,636 TIV m−99%
Somalia12 TIV m<0.1%14 TIV m−14%
Suriname12 TIV m<0.1%––
Honduras11 TIV m<0.1%34 TIV m−68%
Montenegro11 TIV m<0.1%20 TIV m−45%
Cameroon9 TIV m<0.1%39 TIV m−77%
Syria9 TIV m<0.1%453 TIV m−98%
Solomon Islands7 TIV m<0.1%7 TIV m0%
Vanuatu7 TIV m<0.1%––
Nepal6 TIV m<0.1%55 TIV m−89%
Bhutan5 TIV m<0.1%1 TIV m+400%
Mauritius5 TIV m<0.1%48 TIV m−90%
Madagascar3 TIV m<0.1%4 TIV m−25%
Gambia2 TIV m<0.1%––
Palestine2 TIV m<0.1%2 TIV m0%
Belize1 TIV m<0.1%2 TIV m−50%
Haiti1 TIV m<0.1%––
Yemen1 TIV m<0.1%22 TIV m−95%
Total, reporting countries153,387 TIV m100%140,248 TIV m+9%

Source: SIPRI2020 and 2025Updated 8 Nov 2026

Largest flows

The 20 largest flows of major arms from one country to another, 2021–2025, in millions of SIPRI’s trend-indicator value (TIV): SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons.
SupplierRecipientTIV millionsShare of recipient’s imports
United StatesSaudi Arabia7,97077%
United StatesUkraine6,09341%
United StatesJapan5,75495%
ChinaPakistan5,21180%
RussiaIndia5,01140%
United StatesQatar4,78548%
United StatesAustralia3,64385%
FranceIndia3,63929%
United StatesUnited Kingdom2,82185%
United StatesKuwait2,69762%
South KoreaPoland2,62647%
United StatesSouth Korea2,51993%
United StatesNetherlands2,45789%
United StatesPoland2,45444%
GermanyUkraine2,08414%
ItalyQatar2,05321%
United StatesNorway2,04093%
United StatesIsrael1,99068%
IsraelIndia1,95615%
United StatesItaly1,80493%

Source: SIPRI2021–2025Updated 8 Nov 2026

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