Egypt vs Türkiye
Egypt vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 316 million TIV, or 1.83 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 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 | Egypt | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 697 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 128 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 1.15 billion | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 742 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 1.3 billion | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 1.4 billion | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 1.09 billion | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 1.64 billion | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 2.48 billion | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 1.65 billion | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 1.44 billion | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 430 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 719 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 308 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 653 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 689 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 95 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 326 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 660 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 695 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 833 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 660 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 633 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 717 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 824 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 833 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 517 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 483 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 1.05 billion | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 969 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 1.7 billion | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 2.03 billion | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 1.26 billion | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 973 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 887 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 563 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 319 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 449 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.63 billion | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.47 billion | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 955 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 1.51 billion | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 1.7 billion | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 2.51 billion | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.2 billion | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.02 billion | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 631 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 136 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 410 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 159 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 566 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.11 billion | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 2.61 billion | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 3.26 billion | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.98 billion | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.98 billion | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.24 billion | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 1.28 billion | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 2.24 billion | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 1.54 billion | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 962 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 851 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 741 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 685 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 544 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 164 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
Egypt vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEgypt: 0.61% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEgypt: $2.26B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personEgypt: $21 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEgypt: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerEgypt: 1.18% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsEgypt: 2 million TIV in 2024Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025