France vs Vietnam

France vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 59 million TIV, or 1.33 times that in Vietnam.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

France vs Vietnam: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 236 million TIV in France and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 59 million TIV, or 1.33 times that in Vietnam.
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What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Vietnam.
  • In 2025, France ranked 34 and Vietnam ranked 38 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

YearFranceVietnamWorld
2025236 million177 million33.3 billion
2024183 million58 million30.6 billion
2023114 million45 million29.5 billion
2022130 million86 million33 billion
2021105 million235 million26.8 billion
2020225 million38 million23.4 billion
2019104 million166 million26.9 billion
2018201 million604 million27.3 billion
201784 million783 million31.2 billion
201638 million924 million31.4 billion
201536 million869 million28.7 billion
201417 million1.23 billion27 billion
2013104 million360 million27.4 billion
201286 million782 million27.9 billion
201141 million1.02 billion29.9 billion
2010103 million161 million25.8 billion
200972 million61 million24 billion
20082 million186 million24.1 billion
200775 million8 million26.5 billion
200668 million42 million24.4 billion
20052 million221 million21.3 billion
200493 million299 million21.3 billion
200355 million22 million19.2 billion
200238 million58 million17.7 billion
200161 million97 million18.3 billion
200098 million11 million20.5 billion
1999105 million168 million25.3 billion
1998171 million209 million27.9 billion
1997223 million111 million28.9 billion
199664 million214 million23.7 billion
199599 million273 million22.9 billion
199484 million–22.8 billion
1993102 million–25.8 billion
1992439 million–24.3 billion
1991963 million–27.8 billion
199077 million116 million28.6 billion
1989107 million128 million31.7 billion
1988134 million65 million32.9 billion
198784 million50 million36.2 billion
1986100 million78 million35.5 billion
198520 million28 million33.2 billion
198473 million557 million36.8 billion
1983108 million916 million39.1 billion
1982142 million532 million41.4 billion
1981106 million1.07 billion42 billion
198070 million1.02 billion37.4 billion
1979107 million1.25 billion33.3 billion
1978231 million227 million39.2 billion
1977194 million42 million37 billion
1976186 million42 million33 billion
197545 million493 million34.2 billion
197446 million859 million32.9 billion
197351 million1.28 billion32.6 billion
197233 million1.32 billion28.7 billion
197157 million1.2 billion29.3 billion
197044 million1.21 billion22.1 billion
196964 million909 million24.7 billion
1968123 million1.18 billion22.4 billion
196798 million1.1 billion22.1 billion
1966106 million1.14 billion22.4 billion
1965378 million651 million23.1 billion
19641.3 billion266 million24.2 billion
1963162 million107 million18.1 billion
1962122 million47 million15.5 billion
1961321 million95 million15 billion
1960526 million103 million15.7 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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