Azerbaijan vs Türkiye
Azerbaijan vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 463 million TIV in Azerbaijan and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 82 million TIV, or 1.22 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 22 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 | Azerbaijan | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 463 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 75 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 3 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 9 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | – | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 51 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 44 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 375 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 290 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 287 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 351 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 642 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 398 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 397 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 569 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 163 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 147 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 34 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 213 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 168 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 63 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 4 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | – | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 89 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | – | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 3 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | – | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | – | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | – | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | – | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | – | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 25 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 50 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | – | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | – | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | – | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | – | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | – | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | – | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | – | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | – | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | – | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | – | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | – | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | – | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | – | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | – | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | – | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | – | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | – | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | – | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | – | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | – | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | – | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | – | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | – | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | – | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | – | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | – | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | – | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | – | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | – | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | – | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | – | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | – | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | – | 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
Azerbaijan vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025