Tajikistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Key figures

Since 1994 it is up 158.62% from 29 million in 1994 (3.11% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Tajikistan had the 50th 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.

Closest to Tajikistan in the 2025 ranking

• Portugal — 47th of 105: 90 million
• Angola — 48th of 105: 84 million
• Canada — 49th of 105: 83 million
• Myanmar — 51st of 105: 70 million
• Mali — 52nd of 105: 64 million
• Ethiopia — 53rd of 105: 63 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 13 values

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies

• Albania — 23 million (2025)
• Armenia — 21 million (2025)
• Austria — 29 million (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 463 million (2025)
• Belarus — 466 million (2025)
• Belgium — 430 million (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1 million (2025)
• Bulgaria — 540 million (2025)
• Croatia — 141 million (2025)
• Cyprus — 28 million (2025)

More public sector data for Tajikistan

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 246.93 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 2.46 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.47% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 17,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.75% (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 4.72% (2025)
• Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 0.89 (2020)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Tajikistan's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?

75 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 158.62% from 29 million in 1994 (3.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 75 million in 2025 and the lowest 0 in 2023.

How does Tajikistan rank?

50th highest of 105 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/.

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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