Germany vs Italy

Germany vs Italy: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 566 million TIV in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.07 billion TIV, or 2.88 times that in Italy.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Germany vs Italy: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 566 million TIV in Italy, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.07 billion TIV, or 2.88 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 6 and Italy ranked 18 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

YearGermanyItalyWorld
20251.63 billion566 million33.3 billion
2024240 million494 million30.6 billion
2023203 million425 million29.5 billion
2022269 million237 million33 billion
2021235 million211 million26.8 billion
2020105 million201 million23.4 billion
201938 million178 million26.9 billion
201814 million275 million27.3 billion
201743 million709 million31.2 billion
201655 million734 million31.4 billion
2015119 million237 million28.7 billion
201477 million127 million27 billion
2013103 million71 million27.4 billion
2012140 million189 million27.9 billion
201179 million286 million29.9 billion
2010301 million98 million25.8 billion
2009329 million94 million24 billion
2008277 million159 million24.1 billion
200746 million467 million26.5 billion
2006413 million384 million24.4 billion
2005206 million136 million21.3 billion
2004245 million490 million21.3 billion
200370 million617 million19.2 billion
200271 million240 million17.7 billion
2001133 million234 million18.3 billion
2000113 million278 million20.5 billion
1999129 million25 million25.3 billion
1998618 million56 million27.9 billion
199760 million474 million28.9 billion
1996244 million265 million23.7 billion
1995222 million322 million22.9 billion
1994417 million180 million22.8 billion
1993529 million205 million25.8 billion
1992716 million192 million24.3 billion
1991750 million210 million27.8 billion
1990757 million155 million28.6 billion
1989701 million196 million31.7 billion
1988447 million179 million32.9 billion
1987340 million183 million36.2 billion
1986322 million198 million35.5 billion
1985130 million205 million33.2 billion
1984412 million273 million36.8 billion
1983434 million303 million39.1 billion
1982453 million241 million41.4 billion
1981261 million129 million42 billion
1980150 million468 million37.4 billion
197965 million591 million33.3 billion
1978661 million682 million39.2 billion
19771.01 billion517 million37 billion
19761.36 billion711 million33 billion
19751.83 billion1.02 billion34.2 billion
19742.14 billion1.12 billion32.9 billion
19731.72 billion1.02 billion32.6 billion
1972796 million1.77 billion28.7 billion
19712.24 billion1.1 billion29.3 billion
19701.26 billion685 million22.1 billion
19691.23 billion611 million24.7 billion
19681.25 billion196 million22.4 billion
19671.39 billion107 million22.1 billion
19663.39 billion412 million22.4 billion
19653.52 billion736 million23.1 billion
19643.83 billion1.14 billion24.2 billion
19633.31 billion1.22 billion18.1 billion
19622.5 billion886 million15.5 billion
19612.09 billion427 million15 billion
19602.04 billion409 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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