France vs Netherlands: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 588 million TIV, or 3.49 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Netherlands has been higher since 2019, when it overtook France.
In 2025, France ranked 34 and Netherlands ranked 12 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	Netherlands	World
2025	236 million	824 million	33.3 billion
2024	183 million	333 million	30.6 billion
2023	114 million	374 million	29.5 billion
2022	130 million	725 million	33 billion
2021	105 million	512 million	26.8 billion
2020	225 million	575 million	23.4 billion
2019	104 million	494 million	26.9 billion
2018	201 million	139 million	27.3 billion
2017	84 million	33 million	31.2 billion
2016	38 million	69 million	31.4 billion
2015	36 million	51 million	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	8 million	27 billion
2013	104 million	488 million	27.4 billion
2012	86 million	190 million	27.9 billion
2011	41 million	115 million	29.9 billion
2010	103 million	171 million	25.8 billion
2009	72 million	262 million	24 billion
2008	2 million	147 million	24.1 billion
2007	75 million	221 million	26.5 billion
2006	68 million	304 million	24.4 billion
2005	2 million	86 million	21.3 billion
2004	93 million	130 million	21.3 billion
2003	55 million	128 million	19.2 billion
2002	38 million	247 million	17.7 billion
2001	61 million	164 million	18.3 billion
2000	98 million	123 million	20.5 billion
1999	105 million	278 million	25.3 billion
1998	171 million	269 million	27.9 billion
1997	223 million	126 million	28.9 billion
1996	64 million	203 million	23.7 billion
1995	99 million	84 million	22.9 billion
1994	84 million	205 million	22.8 billion
1993	102 million	140 million	25.8 billion
1992	439 million	237 million	24.3 billion
1991	963 million	322 million	27.8 billion
1990	77 million	273 million	28.6 billion
1989	107 million	705 million	31.7 billion
1988	134 million	393 million	32.9 billion
1987	84 million	614 million	36.2 billion
1986	100 million	792 million	35.5 billion
1985	20 million	892 million	33.2 billion
1984	73 million	1.17 billion	36.8 billion
1983	108 million	1.33 billion	39.1 billion
1982	142 million	1.24 billion	41.4 billion
1981	106 million	755 million	42 billion
1980	70 million	645 million	37.4 billion
1979	107 million	792 million	33.3 billion
1978	231 million	717 million	39.2 billion
1977	194 million	606 million	37 billion
1976	186 million	285 million	33 billion
1975	45 million	108 million	34.2 billion
1974	46 million	40 million	32.9 billion
1973	51 million	21 million	32.6 billion
1972	33 million	650 million	28.7 billion
1971	57 million	698 million	29.3 billion
1970	44 million	699 million	22.1 billion
1969	64 million	569 million	24.7 billion
1968	123 million	288 million	22.4 billion
1967	98 million	751 million	22.1 billion
1966	106 million	204 million	22.4 billion
1965	378 million	815 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.3 billion	1.01 billion	24.2 billion
1963	162 million	767 million	18.1 billion
1962	122 million	294 million	15.5 billion
1961	321 million	227 million	15 billion
1960	526 million	255 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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