South Korea South Korea, Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 1,009,000,000 7 +791,000,000 +363%
2023 218,000,000 31 -205,000,000 -48.5%
2022 423,000,000 20 -389,000,000 -47.9%
2021 812,000,000 11 -461,000,000 -36.2%
2020 1,273,000,000 5 -332,000,000 -20.7%
2019 1,605,000,000 4 +575,000,000 +55.8%
2018 1,030,000,000 8 +68,000,000 +7.07%
2017 962,000,000 9 -76,000,000 -7.32%
2016 1,038,000,000 7 +770,000,000 +287%
2015 268,000,000 25 -474,000,000 -63.9%
2014 742,000,000 9 +553,000,000 +293%
2013 189,000,000 29 -888,000,000 -82.5%
2012 1,077,000,000 6 -491,000,000 -31.3%
2011 1,568,000,000 3 +269,000,000 +20.7%
2010 1,299,000,000 4 +501,000,000 +62.8%
2009 798,000,000 12 -893,000,000 -52.8%
2008 1,691,000,000 2 -39,000,000 -2.25%
2007 1,730,000,000 2 +70,000,000 +4.22%
2006 1,660,000,000 3 +857,000,000 +107%
2005 803,000,000 7 -252,000,000 -23.9%
2004 1,055,000,000 6 +301,000,000 +39.9%
2003 754,000,000 6 +234,000,000 +45%
2002 520,000,000 10 -254,000,000 -32.8%
2001 774,000,000 7 -625,000,000 -44.7%
2000 1,399,000,000 2 -237,000,000 -14.5%
1999 1,636,000,000 3 +218,000,000 +15.4%
1998 1,418,000,000 5 +188,000,000 +15.3%
1997 1,230,000,000 4 -755,000,000 -38%
1996 1,985,000,000 1 +20,000,000 +1.02%
1995 1,965,000,000 1 +936,000,000 +91%
1994 1,029,000,000 4 +5,000,000 +0.488%
1993 1,024,000,000 6 +229,000,000 +28.8%
1992 795,000,000 11 -126,000,000 -13.7%
1991 921,000,000 12 -293,000,000 -24.1%
1990 1,214,000,000 6 -635,000,000 -34.3%
1989 1,849,000,000 4 +600,000,000 +48%
1988 1,249,000,000 8 +464,000,000 +59.1%
1987 785,000,000 16 -84,000,000 -9.67%
1986 869,000,000 12 +105,000,000 +13.7%
1985 764,000,000 11 +240,000,000 +45.8%
1984 524,000,000 23 +28,000,000 +5.65%
1983 496,000,000 22 -177,000,000 -26.3%
1982 673,000,000 16 -199,000,000 -22.8%
1981 872,000,000 15 -5,000,000 -0.57%
1980 877,000,000 14 -446,000,000 -33.7%
1979 1,323,000,000 5 +924,000,000 +232%
1978 399,000,000 31 -799,000,000 -66.7%
1977 1,198,000,000 5 +643,000,000 +116%
1976 555,000,000 14 -98,000,000 -15%
1975 653,000,000 13 +203,000,000 +45.1%
1974 450,000,000 22 +188,000,000 +71.8%
1973 262,000,000 29 -144,000,000 -35.5%
1972 406,000,000 25 +163,000,000 +67.1%
1971 243,000,000 29 +150,000,000 +161%
1970 93,000,000 38 -485,000,000 -83.9%
1969 578,000,000 14 +226,000,000 +64.2%
1968 352,000,000 20 +222,000,000 +171%
1967 130,000,000 39 -441,000,000 -77.2%
1966 571,000,000 10 -61,000,000 -9.65%
1965 632,000,000 11 +350,000,000 +124%
1964 282,000,000 25 +68,000,000 +31.8%
1963 214,000,000 23 +82,000,000 +62.1%
1962 132,000,000 24 -48,000,000 -26.7%
1961 180,000,000 18 -20,000,000 -10%
1960 200,000,000 20

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