Albania vs North Macedonia

Albania vs North Macedonia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 23 million TIV in Albania and 9 million TIV in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 14 million TIV, or 2.56 times that in North Macedonia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Albania vs North Macedonia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 23 million TIV in Albania and 9 million TIV in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Albania, by 14 million TIV, or 2.56 times that in North Macedonia.
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What the numbers say

  • Albania has been higher since 2024, when it overtook North Macedonia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearAlbaniaNorth MacedoniaWorld
202523 million9 million33.3 billion
202438 million1 million30.6 billion
20231 million5 million29.5 billion
2022–1 million33 billion
20211 million–26.8 billion
202012 million–23.4 billion
20195 million–26.9 billion
20181 million–27.3 billion
20171 million–31.2 billion
2016–031.4 billion
20157 million–28.7 billion
20147 million–27 billion
20137 million1 million27.4 billion
201215 million027.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009–6 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20075 million–26.5 billion
2006–024.4 billion
20057 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20032 million–19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–118 million18.3 billion
2000–17 million20.5 billion
1999–81 million25.3 billion
1998–11 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
199526 million022.9 billion
1994–29 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990––28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
1986––35.5 billion
1985––33.2 billion
1984––36.8 billion
1983––39.1 billion
1982––41.4 billion
1981––42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
19785 million–39.2 billion
19777 million–37 billion
19765 million–33 billion
197553 million–34.2 billion
1974137 million–32.9 billion
1973106 million–32.6 billion
1972134 million–28.7 billion
1971332 million–29.3 billion
1970250 million–22.1 billion
1969297 million–24.7 billion
1968265 million–22.4 billion
1967163 million–22.1 billion
196674 million–22.4 billion
1965140 million–23.1 billion
19648 million–24.2 billion
196312 million–18.1 billion
196242 million–15.5 billion
196174 million–15 billion
196069 million–15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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