Australia vs Italy

Australia vs Italy: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 566 million TIV in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 260 million TIV, or 1.46 times that in Italy.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Italy: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 566 million TIV in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 260 million TIV, or 1.46 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Italy ranked 18 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearAustraliaItalyWorld
2025826 million566 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion494 million30.6 billion
2023376 million425 million29.5 billion
2022809 million237 million33 billion
20211.22 billion211 million26.8 billion
20201.63 billion201 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion178 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion275 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion709 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion734 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion237 million28.7 billion
2014848 million127 million27 billion
2013220 million71 million27.4 billion
2012787 million189 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion286 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion98 million25.8 billion
2009805 million94 million24 billion
2008430 million159 million24.1 billion
2007618 million467 million26.5 billion
2006721 million384 million24.4 billion
2005458 million136 million21.3 billion
2004447 million490 million21.3 billion
2003765 million617 million19.2 billion
2002638 million240 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion234 million18.3 billion
2000326 million278 million20.5 billion
1999678 million25 million25.3 billion
1998542 million56 million27.9 billion
199735 million474 million28.9 billion
1996597 million265 million23.7 billion
199564 million322 million22.9 billion
1994262 million180 million22.8 billion
1993448 million205 million25.8 billion
1992364 million192 million24.3 billion
1991219 million210 million27.8 billion
1990356 million155 million28.6 billion
1989695 million196 million31.7 billion
1988745 million179 million32.9 billion
1987594 million183 million36.2 billion
1986815 million198 million35.5 billion
1985510 million205 million33.2 billion
1984635 million273 million36.8 billion
1983637 million303 million39.1 billion
1982134 million241 million41.4 billion
1981449 million129 million42 billion
1980409 million468 million37.4 billion
1979197 million591 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion682 million39.2 billion
1977278 million517 million37 billion
197691 million711 million33 billion
1975108 million1.02 billion34.2 billion
1974898 million1.12 billion32.9 billion
1973713 million1.02 billion32.6 billion
197263 million1.77 billion28.7 billion
1971310 million1.1 billion29.3 billion
1970230 million685 million22.1 billion
1969702 million611 million24.7 billion
1968557 million196 million22.4 billion
1967770 million107 million22.1 billion
1966707 million412 million22.4 billion
1965920 million736 million23.1 billion
1964539 million1.14 billion24.2 billion
1963369 million1.22 billion18.1 billion
1962460 million886 million15.5 billion
1961155 million427 million15 billion
1960116 million409 million15.7 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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