China China, Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 72,000,000 48 -359,000,000 -83.3%
2023 431,000,000 17 -215,000,000 -33.3%
2022 646,000,000 15 -40,000,000 -5.83%
2021 686,000,000 12 -89,000,000 -11.5%
2020 775,000,000 9 -548,000,000 -41.4%
2019 1,323,000,000 5 -685,000,000 -34.1%
2018 2,008,000,000 3 +471,000,000 +30.6%
2017 1,537,000,000 5 +328,000,000 +27.1%
2016 1,209,000,000 6 +13,000,000 +1.09%
2015 1,196,000,000 6 +163,000,000 +15.8%
2014 1,033,000,000 6 -188,000,000 -15.4%
2013 1,221,000,000 4 -321,000,000 -20.8%
2012 1,542,000,000 2 +510,000,000 +49.4%
2011 1,032,000,000 9 +93,000,000 +9.9%
2010 939,000,000 7 -437,000,000 -31.8%
2009 1,376,000,000 3 -397,000,000 -22.4%
2008 1,773,000,000 1 +82,000,000 +4.85%
2007 1,691,000,000 3 -1,132,000,000 -40.1%
2006 2,823,000,000 1 -636,000,000 -18.4%
2005 3,459,000,000 1 +232,000,000 +7.19%
2004 3,227,000,000 1 +912,000,000 +39.4%
2003 2,315,000,000 2 -504,000,000 -17.9%
2002 2,819,000,000 1 +65,000,000 +2.36%
2001 2,754,000,000 1 +282,000,000 +11.4%
2000 2,472,000,000 1 +752,000,000 +43.7%
1999 1,720,000,000 2 +1,347,000,000 +361%
1998 373,000,000 18 -566,000,000 -60.3%
1997 939,000,000 6 -562,000,000 -37.4%
1996 1,501,000,000 3 +794,000,000 +112%
1995 707,000,000 10 +397,000,000 +128%
1994 310,000,000 20 -926,000,000 -74.9%
1993 1,236,000,000 5 +46,000,000 +3.87%
1992 1,190,000,000 5 +745,000,000 +167%
1991 445,000,000 21 +171,000,000 +62.4%
1990 274,000,000 29 +103,000,000 +60.2%
1989 171,000,000 34 +67,000,000 +64.4%
1988 104,000,000 47 +48,000,000 +85.7%
1987 56,000,000 55 +36,000,000 +180%
1986 20,000,000 68 -93,000,000 -82.3%
1985 113,000,000 49 +42,000,000 +59.2%
1984 71,000,000 65 +46,000,000 +184%
1983 25,000,000 74 +12,000,000 +92.3%
1982 13,000,000 82 +11,000,000 +550%
1981 2,000,000 85 -4,000,000 -66.7%
1980 6,000,000 86 -4,000,000 -40%
1979 10,000,000 75 -76,000,000 -88.4%
1978 86,000,000 55 +11,000,000 +14.7%
1977 75,000,000 53 +72,000,000 +2,400%
1976 3,000,000 84 0 0%
1975 3,000,000 89 0 0%
1974 3,000,000 77 0 0%
1973 3,000,000 74 +1,000,000 +50%
1972 2,000,000 75 0 0%
1971 2,000,000 76 0 0%
1970 2,000,000 71 0 0%
1969 2,000,000 70 -180,000,000 -98.9%
1968 182,000,000 34 +37,000,000 +25.5%
1967 145,000,000 36 -82,000,000 -36.1%
1966 227,000,000 28 -30,000,000 -11.7%
1965 257,000,000 27 -228,000,000 -47%
1964 485,000,000 17 +35,000,000 +7.78%
1963 450,000,000 12 +35,000,000 +8.43%
1962 415,000,000 10 -537,000,000 -56.4%
1961 952,000,000 4 -1,405,000,000 -59.6%
1960 2,357,000,000 1

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