Egypt vs United Kingdom

Egypt vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 88 million TIV, or 1.14 times that in United Kingdom.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 88 million TIV, or 1.14 times that in United Kingdom.
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What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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

YearEgyptUnited KingdomWorld
2025697 million609 million33.3 billion
2024128 million486 million30.6 billion
20231.15 billion469 million29.5 billion
2022742 million859 million33 billion
20211.3 billion886 million26.8 billion
20201.4 billion635 million23.4 billion
20191.09 billion402 million26.9 billion
20181.64 billion463 million27.3 billion
20172.48 billion1 billion31.2 billion
20161.65 billion288 million31.4 billion
20151.44 billion424 million28.7 billion
2014430 million217 million27 billion
2013719 million509 million27.4 billion
2012308 million566 million27.9 billion
2011653 million347 million29.9 billion
2010689 million461 million25.8 billion
200995 million381 million24 billion
2008326 million575 million24.1 billion
2007660 million817 million26.5 billion
2006695 million375 million24.4 billion
2005833 million31 million21.3 billion
2004660 million212 million21.3 billion
2003633 million770 million19.2 billion
2002717 million721 million17.7 billion
2001824 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
2000833 million937 million20.5 billion
1999517 million132 million25.3 billion
1998483 million770 million27.9 billion
19971.05 billion513 million28.9 billion
1996969 million568 million23.7 billion
19951.7 billion496 million22.9 billion
19942.03 billion421 million22.8 billion
19931.26 billion796 million25.8 billion
1992973 million1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991887 million953 million27.8 billion
1990563 million130 million28.6 billion
1989319 million209 million31.7 billion
1988449 million285 million32.9 billion
19871.63 billion207 million36.2 billion
19861.47 billion273 million35.5 billion
1985955 million355 million33.2 billion
19841.51 billion682 million36.8 billion
19831.7 billion292 million39.1 billion
19822.51 billion766 million41.4 billion
19811.2 billion812 million42 billion
19801.02 billion557 million37.4 billion
1979631 million232 million33.3 billion
1978136 million191 million39.2 billion
1977410 million262 million37 billion
1976159 million251 million33 billion
1975566 million337 million34.2 billion
19741.11 billion319 million32.9 billion
19732.61 billion239 million32.6 billion
19723.26 billion222 million28.7 billion
19711.98 billion176 million29.3 billion
19701.98 billion70 million22.1 billion
19691.24 billion2.7 billion24.7 billion
19681.28 billion2.35 billion22.4 billion
19672.24 billion1.44 billion22.1 billion
19661.54 billion242 million22.4 billion
1965962 million166 million23.1 billion
1964851 million133 million24.2 billion
1963741 million159 million18.1 billion
1962685 million38 million15.5 billion
1961544 million34 million15 billion
1960164 million26 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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