In 2023, total imports of Russian arms in China were estimated at approximately 372 million trend-indicator values (TIV). Russia is the most important weapons supplier for China and accounted for 79 percent of all Chinese arms imports between 2000 and 2023.
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.
Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023
(in million TIV)
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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SIPRI. (March 11, 2024). Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million TIV) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/
SIPRI. "Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million TIV)." Chart. March 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/
SIPRI. (2024). Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million TIV). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/
SIPRI. "Import Value of Russian Arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Tiv)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/
SIPRI, Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million TIV) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Import value of Russian arms in China from 2000 to 2023 (in million TIV) [Graph], SIPRI, March 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1496941/china-arms-imports-from-russia/
