France vs Italy: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 566 million TIV in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 330 million TIV, or 2.4 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher since 2021, when it overtook France.
In 2025, France ranked 34 and Italy ranked 18 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	France	Italy	World
2025	236 million	566 million	33.3 billion
2024	183 million	494 million	30.6 billion
2023	114 million	425 million	29.5 billion
2022	130 million	237 million	33 billion
2021	105 million	211 million	26.8 billion
2020	225 million	201 million	23.4 billion
2019	104 million	178 million	26.9 billion
2018	201 million	275 million	27.3 billion
2017	84 million	709 million	31.2 billion
2016	38 million	734 million	31.4 billion
2015	36 million	237 million	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	127 million	27 billion
2013	104 million	71 million	27.4 billion
2012	86 million	189 million	27.9 billion
2011	41 million	286 million	29.9 billion
2010	103 million	98 million	25.8 billion
2009	72 million	94 million	24 billion
2008	2 million	159 million	24.1 billion
2007	75 million	467 million	26.5 billion
2006	68 million	384 million	24.4 billion
2005	2 million	136 million	21.3 billion
2004	93 million	490 million	21.3 billion
2003	55 million	617 million	19.2 billion
2002	38 million	240 million	17.7 billion
2001	61 million	234 million	18.3 billion
2000	98 million	278 million	20.5 billion
1999	105 million	25 million	25.3 billion
1998	171 million	56 million	27.9 billion
1997	223 million	474 million	28.9 billion
1996	64 million	265 million	23.7 billion
1995	99 million	322 million	22.9 billion
1994	84 million	180 million	22.8 billion
1993	102 million	205 million	25.8 billion
1992	439 million	192 million	24.3 billion
1991	963 million	210 million	27.8 billion
1990	77 million	155 million	28.6 billion
1989	107 million	196 million	31.7 billion
1988	134 million	179 million	32.9 billion
1987	84 million	183 million	36.2 billion
1986	100 million	198 million	35.5 billion
1985	20 million	205 million	33.2 billion
1984	73 million	273 million	36.8 billion
1983	108 million	303 million	39.1 billion
1982	142 million	241 million	41.4 billion
1981	106 million	129 million	42 billion
1980	70 million	468 million	37.4 billion
1979	107 million	591 million	33.3 billion
1978	231 million	682 million	39.2 billion
1977	194 million	517 million	37 billion
1976	186 million	711 million	33 billion
1975	45 million	1.02 billion	34.2 billion
1974	46 million	1.12 billion	32.9 billion
1973	51 million	1.02 billion	32.6 billion
1972	33 million	1.77 billion	28.7 billion
1971	57 million	1.1 billion	29.3 billion
1970	44 million	685 million	22.1 billion
1969	64 million	611 million	24.7 billion
1968	123 million	196 million	22.4 billion
1967	98 million	107 million	22.1 billion
1966	106 million	412 million	22.4 billion
1965	378 million	736 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.3 billion	1.14 billion	24.2 billion
1963	162 million	1.22 billion	18.1 billion
1962	122 million	886 million	15.5 billion
1961	321 million	427 million	15 billion
1960	526 million	409 million	15.7 billion

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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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