China vs Thailand: Arms imports

China

72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values

in 2024

Thailand

73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values

in 2024

China rank

50th

Thailand rank

49th

Arms imports over time

China
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 73.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in China, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 50th and Thailand ranks 49th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit: SIPRI trend indicator values
Source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.