France vs Japan

France vs Japan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.48 billion TIV, or 7.27 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

France vs Japan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.48 billion TIV, or 7.27 times that in France.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • In 2025, France ranked 34 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

YearFranceJapanWorld
2025236 million1.72 billion33.3 billion
2024183 million1.04 billion30.6 billion
2023114 million852 million29.5 billion
2022130 million1.47 billion33 billion
2021105 million1.01 billion26.8 billion
2020225 million929 million23.4 billion
2019104 million992 million26.9 billion
2018201 million764 million27.3 billion
201784 million446 million31.2 billion
201638 million332 million31.4 billion
201536 million343 million28.7 billion
201417 million316 million27 billion
2013104 million341 million27.4 billion
201286 million239 million27.9 billion
201141 million300 million29.9 billion
2010103 million658 million25.8 billion
200972 million990 million24 billion
20082 million990 million24.1 billion
200775 million553 million26.5 billion
200668 million469 million24.4 billion
20052 million375 million21.3 billion
200493 million399 million21.3 billion
200355 million458 million19.2 billion
200238 million442 million17.7 billion
200161 million427 million18.3 billion
200098 million497 million20.5 billion
1999105 million1.26 billion25.3 billion
1998171 million1.49 billion27.9 billion
1997223 million843 million28.9 billion
199664 million876 million23.7 billion
199599 million1.26 billion22.9 billion
199484 million1.02 billion22.8 billion
1993102 million2.13 billion25.8 billion
1992439 million2.52 billion24.3 billion
1991963 million2.94 billion27.8 billion
199077 million2.68 billion28.6 billion
1989107 million2.28 billion31.7 billion
1988134 million2 billion32.9 billion
198784 million1.94 billion36.2 billion
1986100 million1.89 billion35.5 billion
198520 million1.97 billion33.2 billion
198473 million2.05 billion36.8 billion
1983108 million1.69 billion39.1 billion
1982142 million1.44 billion41.4 billion
1981106 million1.31 billion42 billion
198070 million1.03 billion37.4 billion
1979107 million920 million33.3 billion
1978231 million901 million39.2 billion
1977194 million788 million37 billion
1976186 million1.48 billion33 billion
197545 million1.6 billion34.2 billion
197446 million733 million32.9 billion
197351 million468 million32.6 billion
197233 million493 million28.7 billion
197157 million605 million29.3 billion
197044 million502 million22.1 billion
196964 million488 million24.7 billion
1968123 million557 million22.4 billion
196798 million610 million22.1 billion
1966106 million324 million22.4 billion
1965378 million1.16 billion23.1 billion
19641.3 billion1.72 billion24.2 billion
1963162 million239 million18.1 billion
1962122 million263 million15.5 billion
1961321 million335 million15 billion
1960526 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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