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Global arms trade

Annual arms imports and exports, current dollars (2017)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for global arms trade. Embed

Global arms trade

Annual arms imports and exports, current dollars (2017)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1.5 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — United States
    $ 158 Bn* 2017
  • 2 17.2 Japan
    $ 27.3 Bn* 2017
  • 3 +1 10.5 South Korea
    $ 16.6 Bn* 2017
  • 4 −1 5.6 Russia
    $ 8.90 Bn* 2017
  • 5 3.8 — Australia
    $ 6.00 Bn* 2017
  • 6 3.3 India
    $ 5.30 Bn* 2017
  • 7 3.2 China
    $ 5.10 Bn* 2017
  • 8 −1 1.7 — Singapore
    $ 2.70 Bn* 2017
  • 9 +4 1.4 Pakistan
    $ 2.30 Bn* 2017
  • 10 −1 1.2 — Taiwan
    $ 1.90 Bn* 2017
  • 11 +1 1.1 — Indonesia
    $ 1.80 Bn* 2017
  • 12 −2 0.6 — Malaysia
    $ 1,000 M* 2017
  • 13 +3 0.6 — Philippines
    $ 900 M* 2017
  • 13 +1 0.6 — Vietnam
    $ 900 M* 2017
  • 15 −4 0.4 — Thailand
    $ 600 M* 2017
  • 16 −1 0.2 — Bangladesh
    $ 300 M* 2017
  • 17 −1 0.1 — New Zealand
    $ 200 M* 2017
  • 18 +1 0.0 — Brunei
    $ 100 M* 2017
  • 18 0.0 — Myanmar
    $ 100 M* 2017
  • 18 +2 0.0 — Sri Lanka
    $ 100 M* 2017
  • 21 +4 0.0 — North Korea
    $ 50 M* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — Cambodia
    $ 25 M* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — Laos
    $ 25 M* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — Mongolia
    $ 25 M* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — Nepal
    $ 25 M* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    $ 25 M* 2017
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