Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 5.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
Change on year
up 15.0%
Rank
18th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10.85 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1997
All-time low
2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Arms imports in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
In 2025, arms imports in East Asia & Pacific stood at 5.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 10.85 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1963.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1961 | 2.90 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -42.3% |
| 1962 | 2.89 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +97.7% |
| 1965 | 4.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.93 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 4.53 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 4.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 4.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 3.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 5.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +33.6% |
| 1972 | 3.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -30.1% |
| 1973 | 4.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 4.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 4.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 4.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 4.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 6.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 6.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 6.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 6.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.0% |
| 1984 | 5.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 6.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 6.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 7.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 7.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 6.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 6.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 7.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 5.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -24.7% |
| 1995 | 7.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +48.4% |
| 1996 | 8.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 10.85 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +32.2% |
| 1998 | 9.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 9.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 6.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -29.1% |
| 2001 | 6.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 5.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.74 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 6.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 6.90 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 7.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 8.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 6.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 5.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 7.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 6.16 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 6.73 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 8.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 8.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 6.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 5.56 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 5.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 5.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 5.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +15.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +97.7% | 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.16 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.64 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.85 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 7.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.46 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.33 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 15 Egypt 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 16 United Kingdom 609.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 17 Greece 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 18 Italy 566.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 19 Bulgaria 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 20 Israel 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 21 Belarus 466.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 19,991 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports in East Asia & Pacific?
- Arms imports in East Asia & Pacific was 5.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2025, according to Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest arms imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 10.85 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1997.
- What is the lowest arms imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1963.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for arms imports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is arms imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) 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.