SIPRI: Philippines climbs to 23rd as the world’s largest arms importer
The Philippines ranked 23rd out of 40 countries in the latest Trends in International Arms Transfers fact sheet by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The country accounted for 1.2% of global major arms imports between 2021 and 2025, a tad higher than the 0.8% from 2016 to 2020. This meant that the country saw a sharp rise in its defense acquisitions during the period. The SIPRI tracks global arms transfers to help identify the trends and patterns of arms transfer and analyze relationships between arms importers and exporters at the global, regional and national levels.
