Myanmar's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 70 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 72.87% from 258 million in 2015 (12.23% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 70 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 217 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 258 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 668 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | 3 million | 1966 |
| Average since 2016 | 184 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 6 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Myanmar's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 68.5% on 2024 (from 222 million to 70 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +68% and a typical year strayed about 241.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 977.4% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 88.7% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 13.81 million a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Myanmar had the 51st highest value of the 105 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 70 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.33 billion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 5.83 billion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 5.14 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Myanmar in the 2025 ranking
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 58 values
| Year | Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 70,000,000 |
| 2024 | 222,000,000 |
| 2023 | 132,000,000 |
| 2022 | 229,000,000 |
| 2021 | 67,000,000 |
| 2020 | 217,000,000 |
| 2019 | 206,000,000 |
| 2018 | 203,000,000 |
| 2017 | 210,000,000 |
| 2016 | 284,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
- Australia — 826 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 28 million (2024)
- Cambodia — 56 million (2023)
- 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)
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 5.01 billion (2024)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 10.63 trillion (2024)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 6.6% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 9.71 trillion (2019)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 58.43% (2019)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 16.21 trillion (2019)
- Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) — 14.39% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 4.06 trillion (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) — 24.41% (2019)
- Customs and other import duties (current LCU)
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Questions people ask
- What is Myanmar's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 70 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,067% from 6 million in 1960 (3.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 668 million in 2011 and the lowest 3 million in 1966.
- How does Myanmar rank?
- 51st highest of 105 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Myanmar?
- In 2025, Myanmar's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 68.5% on 2024 (from 222 million to 70 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +68% and a typical year strayed about 241.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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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