Germany vs Spain

Germany vs Spain: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 237 million TIV in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.4 billion TIV, or 6.89 times that in Spain.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Germany vs Spain: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 237 million TIV in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.4 billion TIV, or 6.89 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • Germany has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2025, Germany ranked 6 and Spain ranked 33 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

YearGermanySpainWorld
20251.63 billion237 million33.3 billion
2024240 million159 million30.6 billion
2023203 million159 million29.5 billion
2022269 million198 million33 billion
2021235 million134 million26.8 billion
2020105 million70 million23.4 billion
201938 million35 million26.9 billion
201814 million149 million27.3 billion
201743 million82 million31.2 billion
201655 million104 million31.4 billion
2015119 million152 million28.7 billion
201477 million109 million27 billion
2013103 million155 million27.4 billion
2012140 million219 million27.9 billion
201179 million166 million29.9 billion
2010301 million272 million25.8 billion
2009329 million228 million24 billion
2008277 million347 million24.1 billion
200746 million343 million26.5 billion
2006413 million312 million24.4 billion
2005206 million358 million21.3 billion
2004245 million288 million21.3 billion
200370 million239 million19.2 billion
200271 million266 million17.7 billion
2001133 million140 million18.3 billion
2000113 million315 million20.5 billion
1999129 million357 million25.3 billion
1998618 million82 million27.9 billion
199760 million192 million28.9 billion
1996244 million395 million23.7 billion
1995222 million355 million22.9 billion
1994417 million838 million22.8 billion
1993529 million299 million25.8 billion
1992716 million207 million24.3 billion
1991750 million109 million27.8 billion
1990757 million691 million28.6 billion
1989701 million835 million31.7 billion
1988447 million1.95 billion32.9 billion
1987340 million1.08 billion36.2 billion
1986322 million1.08 billion35.5 billion
1985130 million327 million33.2 billion
1984412 million81 million36.8 billion
1983434 million614 million39.1 billion
1982453 million512 million41.4 billion
1981261 million636 million42 billion
1980150 million689 million37.4 billion
197965 million650 million33.3 billion
1978661 million432 million39.2 billion
19771.01 billion312 million37 billion
19761.36 billion831 million33 billion
19751.83 billion1.16 billion34.2 billion
19742.14 billion557 million32.9 billion
19731.72 billion895 million32.6 billion
1972796 million793 million28.7 billion
19712.24 billion637 million29.3 billion
19701.26 billion234 million22.1 billion
19691.23 billion181 million24.7 billion
19681.25 billion133 million22.4 billion
19671.39 billion303 million22.1 billion
19663.39 billion307 million22.4 billion
19653.52 billion382 million23.1 billion
19643.83 billion51 million24.2 billion
19633.31 billion15 million18.1 billion
19622.5 billion55 million15.5 billion
19612.09 billion103 million15 billion
19602.04 billion214 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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