In 2023, total arms imports in China were estimated at approximately 471 million trend-indicator values (TIV). This was the lowest value since 1998. The TIV is based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons and is intended to represent the transfer of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.
The depicted import value is only an indicator and does not correspond to the actual financial value of the transfers.
March 2024
China
1980 to 2023
TIV (trend-indicator value) is a unit invented by SIPRI. It is used to allow comparison between the data on deliveries of major conventional weapons and to identify general trends.
The TIV is based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons and is intended to represent the transfer of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.
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1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.
