France vs Pakistan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 706 million TIV in Pakistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 470 million TIV, or 2.99 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Pakistan has been higher since 1993, when it overtook France.
In 2025, France ranked 34 and Pakistan ranked 14 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	Pakistan	World
2025	236 million	706 million	33.3 billion
2024	183 million	1.07 billion	30.6 billion
2023	114 million	2.2 billion	29.5 billion
2022	130 million	1.53 billion	33 billion
2021	105 million	984 million	26.8 billion
2020	225 million	624 million	23.4 billion
2019	104 million	654 million	26.9 billion
2018	201 million	893 million	27.3 billion
2017	84 million	870 million	31.2 billion
2016	38 million	872 million	31.4 billion
2015	36 million	771 million	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	877 million	27 billion
2013	104 million	1.11 billion	27.4 billion
2012	86 million	1.02 billion	27.9 billion
2011	41 million	1.18 billion	29.9 billion
2010	103 million	2.23 billion	25.8 billion
2009	72 million	1.2 billion	24 billion
2008	2 million	1.07 billion	24.1 billion
2007	75 million	693 million	26.5 billion
2006	68 million	324 million	24.4 billion
2005	2 million	427 million	21.3 billion
2004	93 million	471 million	21.3 billion
2003	55 million	645 million	19.2 billion
2002	38 million	566 million	17.7 billion
2001	61 million	412 million	18.3 billion
2000	98 million	175 million	20.5 billion
1999	105 million	867 million	25.3 billion
1998	171 million	699 million	27.9 billion
1997	223 million	691 million	28.9 billion
1996	64 million	506 million	23.7 billion
1995	99 million	368 million	22.9 billion
1994	84 million	862 million	22.8 billion
1993	102 million	992 million	25.8 billion
1992	439 million	352 million	24.3 billion
1991	963 million	511 million	27.8 billion
1990	77 million	635 million	28.6 billion
1989	107 million	974 million	31.7 billion
1988	134 million	412 million	32.9 billion
1987	84 million	617 million	36.2 billion
1986	100 million	280 million	35.5 billion
1985	20 million	751 million	33.2 billion
1984	73 million	863 million	36.8 billion
1983	108 million	784 million	39.1 billion
1982	142 million	544 million	41.4 billion
1981	106 million	491 million	42 billion
1980	70 million	900 million	37.4 billion
1979	107 million	697 million	33.3 billion
1978	231 million	655 million	39.2 billion
1977	194 million	271 million	37 billion
1976	186 million	276 million	33 billion
1975	45 million	223 million	34.2 billion
1974	46 million	225 million	32.9 billion
1973	51 million	177 million	32.6 billion
1972	33 million	664 million	28.7 billion
1971	57 million	553 million	29.3 billion
1970	44 million	422 million	22.1 billion
1969	64 million	542 million	24.7 billion
1968	123 million	415 million	22.4 billion
1967	98 million	151 million	22.1 billion
1966	106 million	592 million	22.4 billion
1965	378 million	222 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.3 billion	96 million	24.2 billion
1963	162 million	225 million	18.1 billion
1962	122 million	84 million	15.5 billion
1961	321 million	41 million	15 billion
1960	526 million	46 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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