Korea vs Russia: Arms exports

Korea
964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Russia
1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Korea rank
8th
Russia rank
5th

Arms exports over time

  • Korea
  • Russia
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B197219982024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 375.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 70 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 29.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.98 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Russia
2000s 143.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values 5.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 5.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Russia
2010s 423.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 6.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 6.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Russia
2020s 619.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.60 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, Korea or Russia?
Russia, at 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms exports between Korea and Russia?
375.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Korea and Russia rank globally for arms exports?
Korea ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,345 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.