Which Country Imports the Most Military Equipment?

Based on a comparison of 142 countries in 2014, India ranked the highest in arms imports at constant USD prices from 1990 with USD 4,243 mil followed by Saudi Arabia and Turkey. On the other end of the scale was Kosovo with USD 1.00 mil, Macedonia with USD 1.00 mil and Luxembourg with USD 1.00 mil.

Total arms imports at constant USD prices from 1990 reached USD 28,140 mil in 2014 in the World according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. This is 0.945 % more than in the previous year and 23.8 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total arms imports at constant USD prices from 1990 reached an all time high of USD 41,521 mil in 1981 and an all time low of USD 14,867 mil in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.08 % since 1960.

The top ranked country, India, accounted for 15.1 % of arms imports at constant USD prices from 1990 in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 29.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 54.6 % in 2014.

Data for more countries are available at Arms Imports (Constant 1990 USD) indicator page.