Australia vs Japan

Australia vs Japan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 889 million TIV, or 2.08 times that in Australia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Japan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 889 million TIV, or 2.08 times that in Australia.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Japan ranked 5 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

YearAustraliaJapanWorld
2025826 million1.72 billion33.3 billion
20241.08 billion1.04 billion30.6 billion
2023376 million852 million29.5 billion
2022809 million1.47 billion33 billion
20211.22 billion1.01 billion26.8 billion
20201.63 billion929 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion992 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion764 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion446 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion332 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion343 million28.7 billion
2014848 million316 million27 billion
2013220 million341 million27.4 billion
2012787 million239 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion300 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion658 million25.8 billion
2009805 million990 million24 billion
2008430 million990 million24.1 billion
2007618 million553 million26.5 billion
2006721 million469 million24.4 billion
2005458 million375 million21.3 billion
2004447 million399 million21.3 billion
2003765 million458 million19.2 billion
2002638 million442 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion427 million18.3 billion
2000326 million497 million20.5 billion
1999678 million1.26 billion25.3 billion
1998542 million1.49 billion27.9 billion
199735 million843 million28.9 billion
1996597 million876 million23.7 billion
199564 million1.26 billion22.9 billion
1994262 million1.02 billion22.8 billion
1993448 million2.13 billion25.8 billion
1992364 million2.52 billion24.3 billion
1991219 million2.94 billion27.8 billion
1990356 million2.68 billion28.6 billion
1989695 million2.28 billion31.7 billion
1988745 million2 billion32.9 billion
1987594 million1.94 billion36.2 billion
1986815 million1.89 billion35.5 billion
1985510 million1.97 billion33.2 billion
1984635 million2.05 billion36.8 billion
1983637 million1.69 billion39.1 billion
1982134 million1.44 billion41.4 billion
1981449 million1.31 billion42 billion
1980409 million1.03 billion37.4 billion
1979197 million920 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion901 million39.2 billion
1977278 million788 million37 billion
197691 million1.48 billion33 billion
1975108 million1.6 billion34.2 billion
1974898 million733 million32.9 billion
1973713 million468 million32.6 billion
197263 million493 million28.7 billion
1971310 million605 million29.3 billion
1970230 million502 million22.1 billion
1969702 million488 million24.7 billion
1968557 million557 million22.4 billion
1967770 million610 million22.1 billion
1966707 million324 million22.4 billion
1965920 million1.16 billion23.1 billion
1964539 million1.72 billion24.2 billion
1963369 million239 million18.1 billion
1962460 million263 million15.5 billion
1961155 million335 million15 billion
1960116 million790 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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