Australia vs Netherlands

Australia vs Netherlands: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 2 million TIV, or 1 times that in Netherlands.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Netherlands: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 2 million TIV, or 1 times that in Netherlands.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Netherlands ranked 12 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

YearAustraliaNetherlandsWorld
2025826 million824 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion333 million30.6 billion
2023376 million374 million29.5 billion
2022809 million725 million33 billion
20211.22 billion512 million26.8 billion
20201.63 billion575 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion494 million26.9 billion
20181.55 billion139 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion33 million31.2 billion
20161.01 billion69 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion51 million28.7 billion
2014848 million8 million27 billion
2013220 million488 million27.4 billion
2012787 million190 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion115 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion171 million25.8 billion
2009805 million262 million24 billion
2008430 million147 million24.1 billion
2007618 million221 million26.5 billion
2006721 million304 million24.4 billion
2005458 million86 million21.3 billion
2004447 million130 million21.3 billion
2003765 million128 million19.2 billion
2002638 million247 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion164 million18.3 billion
2000326 million123 million20.5 billion
1999678 million278 million25.3 billion
1998542 million269 million27.9 billion
199735 million126 million28.9 billion
1996597 million203 million23.7 billion
199564 million84 million22.9 billion
1994262 million205 million22.8 billion
1993448 million140 million25.8 billion
1992364 million237 million24.3 billion
1991219 million322 million27.8 billion
1990356 million273 million28.6 billion
1989695 million705 million31.7 billion
1988745 million393 million32.9 billion
1987594 million614 million36.2 billion
1986815 million792 million35.5 billion
1985510 million892 million33.2 billion
1984635 million1.17 billion36.8 billion
1983637 million1.33 billion39.1 billion
1982134 million1.24 billion41.4 billion
1981449 million755 million42 billion
1980409 million645 million37.4 billion
1979197 million792 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion717 million39.2 billion
1977278 million606 million37 billion
197691 million285 million33 billion
1975108 million108 million34.2 billion
1974898 million40 million32.9 billion
1973713 million21 million32.6 billion
197263 million650 million28.7 billion
1971310 million698 million29.3 billion
1970230 million699 million22.1 billion
1969702 million569 million24.7 billion
1968557 million288 million22.4 billion
1967770 million751 million22.1 billion
1966707 million204 million22.4 billion
1965920 million815 million23.1 billion
1964539 million1.01 billion24.2 billion
1963369 million767 million18.1 billion
1962460 million294 million15.5 billion
1961155 million227 million15 billion
1960116 million255 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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