Egypt vs United States

Egypt vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 48 million TIV, or 1.07 times that in Egypt.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 48 million TIV, or 1.07 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Egypt.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 15 and United States ranked 13 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 StatesWorld
2025697 million745 million33.3 billion
2024128 million1.05 billion30.6 billion
20231.15 billion891 million29.5 billion
2022742 million846 million33 billion
20211.3 billion922 million26.8 billion
20201.4 billion806 million23.4 billion
20191.09 billion882 million26.9 billion
20181.64 billion379 million27.3 billion
20172.48 billion504 million31.2 billion
20161.65 billion447 million31.4 billion
20151.44 billion482 million28.7 billion
2014430 million568 million27 billion
2013719 million767 million27.4 billion
2012308 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
2011653 million937 million29.9 billion
2010689 million969 million25.8 billion
200995 million939 million24 billion
2008326 million936 million24.1 billion
2007660 million842 million26.5 billion
2006695 million706 million24.4 billion
2005833 million582 million21.3 billion
2004660 million596 million21.3 billion
2003633 million630 million19.2 billion
2002717 million515 million17.7 billion
2001824 million508 million18.3 billion
2000833 million333 million20.5 billion
1999517 million220 million25.3 billion
1998483 million262 million27.9 billion
19971.05 billion610 million28.9 billion
1996969 million601 million23.7 billion
19951.7 billion809 million22.9 billion
19942.03 billion951 million22.8 billion
19931.26 billion968 million25.8 billion
1992973 million540 million24.3 billion
1991887 million515 million27.8 billion
1990563 million363 million28.6 billion
1989319 million1.78 billion31.7 billion
1988449 million1.79 billion32.9 billion
19871.63 billion2 billion36.2 billion
19861.47 billion424 million35.5 billion
1985955 million655 million33.2 billion
19841.51 billion381 million36.8 billion
19831.7 billion463 million39.1 billion
19822.51 billion248 million41.4 billion
19811.2 billion531 million42 billion
19801.02 billion380 million37.4 billion
1979631 million253 million33.3 billion
1978136 million369 million39.2 billion
1977410 million384 million37 billion
1976159 million499 million33 billion
1975566 million388 million34.2 billion
19741.11 billion586 million32.9 billion
19732.61 billion656 million32.6 billion
19723.26 billion769 million28.7 billion
19711.98 billion578 million29.3 billion
19701.98 billion38 million22.1 billion
19691.24 billion50 million24.7 billion
19681.28 billion62 million22.4 billion
19672.24 billion88 million22.1 billion
19661.54 billion89 million22.4 billion
1965962 million170 million23.1 billion
1964851 million358 million24.2 billion
1963741 million283 million18.1 billion
1962685 million236 million15.5 billion
1961544 million198 million15 billion
1960164 million181 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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