Ukraine's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 120 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 60.4% from 303 million in 2015 (8.85% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 120 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 114 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 303 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.5 billion | 2012 |
| Lowest | 29 million | 2023 |
| Average since 2016 | 190.7 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 165 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Ukraine's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 313.8% on 2024 (from 29 million to 120 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.3% and a typical year strayed about 58.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 313.8% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 71.6% in 2023. 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 42.55 million a year. A straight line explains 77% 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, Ukraine had the 22nd highest value of the 42 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 120 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 12.82 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 2.37 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Ukraine in the 2025 ranking
- Romania — 19th of 42: 132 million
- Switzerland — 20th of 42: 129 million
- Pakistan — 21st of 42: 127 million
- Finland — 23rd of 42: 115 million
- South Africa — 24th of 42: 115 million
- Australia — 25th of 42: 108 million
What this measures
Arms transfers (exports) 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 34 values
| Year | Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 120,000,000 |
| 2024 | 29,000,000 |
| 2023 | 29,000,000 |
| 2022 | 102,000,000 |
| 2021 | 201,000,000 |
| 2020 | 114,000,000 |
| 2019 | 162,000,000 |
| 2018 | 310,000,000 |
| 2017 | 377,000,000 |
| 2016 | 463,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Ukraine
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 84.11 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 3.51 trillion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 39.56% (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 62.9% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 298,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1.43% (2020)
- Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) — 3.78 (2021)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) — 39.09 billion (2024)
- Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) — 0.51% (2024)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ukraine's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 120 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is down 27.27% from 165 million in 1992 (0.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.5 billion in 2012 and the lowest 29 million in 2023.
- How does Ukraine rank?
- 22nd highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Ukraine?
- In 2025, Ukraine's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 313.8% on 2024 (from 29 million to 120 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +7.3% and a typical year strayed about 58.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPRT.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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