China vs Türkiye

China vs Türkiye: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 880 million TIV in China and 539 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 341 million TIV, or 1.63 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Türkiye: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 880 million TIV in China and 539 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 341 million TIV, or 1.63 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChinaTürkiyeWorld
2025880 million539 million33.5 billion
20241.29 billion411 million30.7 billion
20232.75 billion698 million29.5 billion
20222.32 billion628 million33.3 billion
20211.34 billion526 million27.1 billion
2020645 million275 million24.1 billion
20191.6 billion286 million27 billion
20181.39 billion257 million27.4 billion
20171.64 billion184 million31.3 billion
20162.48 billion258 million31.5 billion
20151.84 billion244 million28.7 billion
20141.35 billion166 million27.1 billion
20132.1 billion146 million27.4 billion
20121.5 billion149 million27.9 billion
20111.31 billion95 million29.9 billion
20101.53 billion79 million25.8 billion
20091.14 billion78 million24.4 billion
2008598 million123 million24.1 billion
2007520 million88 million26.5 billion
2006769 million68 million24.5 billion
2005341 million26 million21.4 billion
2004408 million30 million21.3 billion
2003701 million45 million19.2 billion
2002524 million28 million17.7 billion
2001510 million5 million18.5 billion
2000309 million21 million20.5 billion
1999334 million46 million25.4 billion
1998349 million3 million27.9 billion
1997427 million028.9 billion
1996764 million3 million23.7 billion
1995981 million3 million22.9 billion
19941.06 billion–23 billion
19931.44 billion–25.8 billion
1992672 million–24.3 billion
19911.32 billion–28.2 billion
1990955 million–30.2 billion
19891.06 billion–34.9 billion
19881.43 billion–36.8 billion
19872.6 billion–39.4 billion
19861.86 billion–39 billion
19851.29 billion–38.2 billion
19841.94 billion–41.6 billion
19831.76 billion–43.9 billion
19821.56 billion–46.2 billion
1981707 million11 million45.8 billion
1980943 million23 million42.2 billion
1979553 million–38.4 billion
1978611 million–42.4 billion
1977224 million–40 billion
1976580 million–36 billion
1975661 million–37.2 billion
1974508 million–36.6 billion
1973658 million–36.3 billion
19721.25 billion–34.5 billion
19711.31 billion–32.9 billion
1970905 million–25.3 billion
1969669 million–28.1 billion
1968746 million–26.1 billion
1967426 million–25.6 billion
1966628 million–25.8 billion
1965387 million–25.8 billion
196475 million–26.7 billion
196312 million–20.3 billion
196247 million–17.5 billion
196135 million–16.4 billion
1960285 million–17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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