Egypt vs Japan

Egypt vs Japan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.02 billion TIV, or 2.46 times that in Egypt.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs Japan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.02 billion TIV, or 2.46 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Egypt.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 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

YearEgyptJapanWorld
2025697 million1.72 billion33.3 billion
2024128 million1.04 billion30.6 billion
20231.15 billion852 million29.5 billion
2022742 million1.47 billion33 billion
20211.3 billion1.01 billion26.8 billion
20201.4 billion929 million23.4 billion
20191.09 billion992 million26.9 billion
20181.64 billion764 million27.3 billion
20172.48 billion446 million31.2 billion
20161.65 billion332 million31.4 billion
20151.44 billion343 million28.7 billion
2014430 million316 million27 billion
2013719 million341 million27.4 billion
2012308 million239 million27.9 billion
2011653 million300 million29.9 billion
2010689 million658 million25.8 billion
200995 million990 million24 billion
2008326 million990 million24.1 billion
2007660 million553 million26.5 billion
2006695 million469 million24.4 billion
2005833 million375 million21.3 billion
2004660 million399 million21.3 billion
2003633 million458 million19.2 billion
2002717 million442 million17.7 billion
2001824 million427 million18.3 billion
2000833 million497 million20.5 billion
1999517 million1.26 billion25.3 billion
1998483 million1.49 billion27.9 billion
19971.05 billion843 million28.9 billion
1996969 million876 million23.7 billion
19951.7 billion1.26 billion22.9 billion
19942.03 billion1.02 billion22.8 billion
19931.26 billion2.13 billion25.8 billion
1992973 million2.52 billion24.3 billion
1991887 million2.94 billion27.8 billion
1990563 million2.68 billion28.6 billion
1989319 million2.28 billion31.7 billion
1988449 million2 billion32.9 billion
19871.63 billion1.94 billion36.2 billion
19861.47 billion1.89 billion35.5 billion
1985955 million1.97 billion33.2 billion
19841.51 billion2.05 billion36.8 billion
19831.7 billion1.69 billion39.1 billion
19822.51 billion1.44 billion41.4 billion
19811.2 billion1.31 billion42 billion
19801.02 billion1.03 billion37.4 billion
1979631 million920 million33.3 billion
1978136 million901 million39.2 billion
1977410 million788 million37 billion
1976159 million1.48 billion33 billion
1975566 million1.6 billion34.2 billion
19741.11 billion733 million32.9 billion
19732.61 billion468 million32.6 billion
19723.26 billion493 million28.7 billion
19711.98 billion605 million29.3 billion
19701.98 billion502 million22.1 billion
19691.24 billion488 million24.7 billion
19681.28 billion557 million22.4 billion
19672.24 billion610 million22.1 billion
19661.54 billion324 million22.4 billion
1965962 million1.16 billion23.1 billion
1964851 million1.72 billion24.2 billion
1963741 million239 million18.1 billion
1962685 million263 million15.5 billion
1961544 million335 million15 billion
1960164 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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