France vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 373 million TIV, or 2.58 times that in France.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher since 1992, when it overtook France.
In 2025, France ranked 34 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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	United Kingdom	World
2025	236 million	609 million	33.3 billion
2024	183 million	486 million	30.6 billion
2023	114 million	469 million	29.5 billion
2022	130 million	859 million	33 billion
2021	105 million	886 million	26.8 billion
2020	225 million	635 million	23.4 billion
2019	104 million	402 million	26.9 billion
2018	201 million	463 million	27.3 billion
2017	84 million	1 billion	31.2 billion
2016	38 million	288 million	31.4 billion
2015	36 million	424 million	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	217 million	27 billion
2013	104 million	509 million	27.4 billion
2012	86 million	566 million	27.9 billion
2011	41 million	347 million	29.9 billion
2010	103 million	461 million	25.8 billion
2009	72 million	381 million	24 billion
2008	2 million	575 million	24.1 billion
2007	75 million	817 million	26.5 billion
2006	68 million	375 million	24.4 billion
2005	2 million	31 million	21.3 billion
2004	93 million	212 million	21.3 billion
2003	55 million	770 million	19.2 billion
2002	38 million	721 million	17.7 billion
2001	61 million	1.29 billion	18.3 billion
2000	98 million	937 million	20.5 billion
1999	105 million	132 million	25.3 billion
1998	171 million	770 million	27.9 billion
1997	223 million	513 million	28.9 billion
1996	64 million	568 million	23.7 billion
1995	99 million	496 million	22.9 billion
1994	84 million	421 million	22.8 billion
1993	102 million	796 million	25.8 billion
1992	439 million	1.15 billion	24.3 billion
1991	963 million	953 million	27.8 billion
1990	77 million	130 million	28.6 billion
1989	107 million	209 million	31.7 billion
1988	134 million	285 million	32.9 billion
1987	84 million	207 million	36.2 billion
1986	100 million	273 million	35.5 billion
1985	20 million	355 million	33.2 billion
1984	73 million	682 million	36.8 billion
1983	108 million	292 million	39.1 billion
1982	142 million	766 million	41.4 billion
1981	106 million	812 million	42 billion
1980	70 million	557 million	37.4 billion
1979	107 million	232 million	33.3 billion
1978	231 million	191 million	39.2 billion
1977	194 million	262 million	37 billion
1976	186 million	251 million	33 billion
1975	45 million	337 million	34.2 billion
1974	46 million	319 million	32.9 billion
1973	51 million	239 million	32.6 billion
1972	33 million	222 million	28.7 billion
1971	57 million	176 million	29.3 billion
1970	44 million	70 million	22.1 billion
1969	64 million	2.7 billion	24.7 billion
1968	123 million	2.35 billion	22.4 billion
1967	98 million	1.44 billion	22.1 billion
1966	106 million	242 million	22.4 billion
1965	378 million	166 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.3 billion	133 million	24.2 billion
1963	162 million	159 million	18.1 billion
1962	122 million	38 million	15.5 billion
1961	321 million	34 million	15 billion
1960	526 million	26 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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