France vs Türkiye
France vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 145 million TIV, or 1.61 times that in France.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2021, when it overtook France.
- In 2025, France ranked 34 and Türkiye ranked 30 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 | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 236 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 183 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 114 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 130 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 105 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 225 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 104 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 201 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 84 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 38 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 36 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 17 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 104 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 86 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 41 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 103 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 72 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 2 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 75 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 68 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 2 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 93 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 55 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 38 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 61 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 98 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 105 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 171 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 223 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 64 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 99 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 84 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 102 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 439 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 963 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 77 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 107 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 134 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 84 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 100 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 20 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 73 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 108 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 142 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 106 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 70 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 107 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 231 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 194 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 186 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 45 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 46 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 51 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 33 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 57 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 44 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 64 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 123 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 98 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 106 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 378 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 1.3 billion | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 162 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 122 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 321 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 526 million | 581 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025