Cambodia's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 56 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 17.65% from 68 million in 2013 (1.92% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 56 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 5 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 68 million | 2013 |
| Highest | 136 million | 1986 |
| Lowest | 1 million | 1960 |
| Average since 2018 | 27 million | 2018–2023 |
| First recorded | 1 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Cambodia's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 47.4% on 2022 (from 38 million to 56 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2022), the average change was +275.8% and a typical year strayed about 657.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,600% in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 98.6% in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Cambodia had the 2nd highest value of the 13 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 56 million | 2023 |
| World | 33.33 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 5.83 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 5.14 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Cambodia in the 2023 ranking
- Venezuela, RB — 1st of 13: 98 million
- Kyrgyz Republic — 3rd of 13: 54 million
- Malta — 4th of 13: 45 million
- Central African Republic — 5th of 13: 43 million
What this measures
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.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 41 values
| Year | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 56,000,000 |
| 2022 | 38,000,000 |
| 2021 | 35,000,000 |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 1,000,000 |
| 2018 | 5,000,000 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 |
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Australia — 826 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 28 million (2024)
- China — 207 million (2025)
- Indonesia — 1.28 billion (2025)
- Japan — 1.72 billion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 222 million (2025)
- Lao PDR — 7 million (2024)
- Malaysia — 7 million (2024)
- Mongolia — 3 million (2022)
- Myanmar — 70 million (2025)
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 2.96 trillion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.45% (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 738.95 million (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 191,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 2.01% (2020)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 8.15% (2025)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — -939.83 billion (2023)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — -0.54% (2023)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 4.85 trillion (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cambodia's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 56 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 5,500% from 1 million in 1960 (6.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 136 million in 1986 and the lowest 1 million in 1960.
- How does Cambodia rank?
- 2nd highest of 13 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Cambodia?
- In 2023, Cambodia's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 47.4% on 2022 (from 38 million to 56 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2022), the average change was +275.8% and a typical year strayed about 657.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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