France vs Russia

France vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 107 million TIV, or 1.83 times that in Russia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

France vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 107 million TIV, or 1.83 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, France ranked 34 and Russia ranked 42 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

YearFranceRussiaWorld
2025236 million129 million33.3 billion
2024183 million315 million30.6 billion
2023114 million95 million29.5 billion
2022130 million39 million33 billion
2021105 million6 million26.8 billion
2020225 million1 million23.4 billion
2019104 million5 million26.9 billion
2018201 million62 million27.3 billion
201784 million94 million31.2 billion
201638 million127 million31.4 billion
201536 million113 million28.7 billion
201417 million207 million27 billion
2013104 million185 million27.4 billion
201286 million121 million27.9 billion
201141 million10 million29.9 billion
2010103 million25 million25.8 billion
200972 million8 million24 billion
20082 million–24.1 billion
200775 million90 million26.5 billion
200668 million–24.4 billion
20052 million–21.3 billion
200493 million–21.3 billion
200355 million–19.2 billion
200238 million–17.7 billion
200161 million2 million18.3 billion
200098 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
1999105 million368 million25.3 billion
1998171 million–27.9 billion
1997223 million–28.9 billion
199664 million–23.7 billion
199599 million–22.9 billion
199484 million–22.8 billion
1993102 million–25.8 billion
1992439 million40 million24.3 billion
1991963 million–27.8 billion
199077 million–28.6 billion
1989107 million–31.7 billion
1988134 million–32.9 billion
198784 million–36.2 billion
1986100 million–35.5 billion
198520 million–33.2 billion
198473 million–36.8 billion
1983108 million–39.1 billion
1982142 million–41.4 billion
1981106 million–42 billion
198070 million–37.4 billion
1979107 million–33.3 billion
1978231 million–39.2 billion
1977194 million–37 billion
1976186 million–33 billion
197545 million–34.2 billion
197446 million–32.9 billion
197351 million–32.6 billion
197233 million–28.7 billion
197157 million–29.3 billion
197044 million–22.1 billion
196964 million–24.7 billion
1968123 million–22.4 billion
196798 million–22.1 billion
1966106 million–22.4 billion
1965378 million–23.1 billion
19641.3 billion–24.2 billion
1963162 million–18.1 billion
1962122 million–15.5 billion
1961321 million–15 billion
1960526 million–15.7 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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