What is arms imports in IDA & IBRD total?

Arms imports in IDA & IBRD total was 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024, according to Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

What is the highest arms imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?

The highest recorded value was 25.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1982.

What is the lowest arms imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?

The lowest recorded value was 6.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1962.

How does IDA & IBRD total rank for arms imports?

IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.

Is arms imports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.

Arms imports in IDA & IBRD total

Name: Arms imports in IDA & IBRD total
Creator: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

IDA & IBRD total: Arms imports was 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values

Change on year

down 18.0%

Rank

5th

of 44 groups

All-time high

25.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values

in 1982

All-time low

6.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values

in 1962

Years of data

1960–2024

Arms imports in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2024

Source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.

Analysis

IDA & IBRD total recorded 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values for arms imports in 2024.

The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arms imports in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 25.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, in 1962.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	6.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	11.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	9
1970s	19.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	12.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	25.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10
1980s	21.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	15.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	25.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10
1990s	10.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	8.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	14.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10
2000s	11.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	9.68 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	14.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10
2010s	16.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	12.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	18.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10
2020s	13.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	10.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	16.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values	5

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

2 Poland, Republic of 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
3 United States 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
4 India 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
5 Qatar 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
6 Saudi Arabia 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
7 Korea, Republic of 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values compare
8 Australia 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare

See the full ranking of 217 places →

More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total

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 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Tax revenue 10.7% (2024)
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.0% (2023)
Taxes on goods and services 33.5% (2023)
Interest payments 9.8% (2023)
Grants and other revenue 19.6% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is arms imports in IDA & IBRD total?: Arms imports in IDA & IBRD total was 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2024, according to Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
What is the highest arms imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?: The highest recorded value was 25.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1982.
What is the lowest arms imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?: The lowest recorded value was 6.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1962.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for arms imports?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
Is arms imports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Indicator: Arms imports (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: 217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.