Australia vs Türkiye
Australia vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 445 million TIV, or 2.17 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Türkiye ranked 30 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
| Year | Australia | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 826 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 1.08 billion | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 376 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 809 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 1.22 billion | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 1.63 billion | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 1.16 billion | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 1.55 billion | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 1.66 billion | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 1.01 billion | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 1.45 billion | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 848 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 220 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 787 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 1.58 billion | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 1.56 billion | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 805 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 430 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 618 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 721 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 458 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 447 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 765 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 638 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 1.22 billion | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 326 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 678 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 542 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 35 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 597 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 64 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 262 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 448 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 364 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 219 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 356 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 695 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 745 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 594 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 815 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 510 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 635 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 637 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 134 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 449 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 409 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 197 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.03 billion | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 278 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 91 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 108 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 898 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 713 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 63 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 310 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 230 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 702 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 557 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 770 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 707 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 920 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 539 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 369 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 460 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 155 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 116 million | 581 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025