Germany vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.25 billion TIV, or 4.28 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Germany has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
In 2025, Germany ranked 6 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	Germany	Türkiye	World
2025	1.63 billion	381 million	33.3 billion
2024	240 million	381 million	30.6 billion
2023	203 million	679 million	29.5 billion
2022	269 million	187 million	33 billion
2021	235 million	249 million	26.8 billion
2020	105 million	110 million	23.4 billion
2019	38 million	742 million	26.9 billion
2018	14 million	476 million	27.3 billion
2017	43 million	427 million	31.2 billion
2016	55 million	324 million	31.4 billion
2015	119 million	446 million	28.7 billion
2014	77 million	1.53 billion	27 billion
2013	103 million	769 million	27.4 billion
2012	140 million	1.48 billion	27.9 billion
2011	79 million	794 million	29.9 billion
2010	301 million	469 million	25.8 billion
2009	329 million	714 million	24 billion
2008	277 million	623 million	24.1 billion
2007	46 million	675 million	26.5 billion
2006	413 million	524 million	24.4 billion
2005	206 million	1.08 billion	21.3 billion
2004	245 million	252 million	21.3 billion
2003	70 million	327 million	19.2 billion
2002	71 million	878 million	17.7 billion
2001	133 million	501 million	18.3 billion
2000	113 million	1.18 billion	20.5 billion
1999	129 million	1.73 billion	25.3 billion
1998	618 million	2.62 billion	27.9 billion
1997	60 million	1.51 billion	28.9 billion
1996	244 million	1.49 billion	23.7 billion
1995	222 million	1.56 billion	22.9 billion
1994	417 million	1.89 billion	22.8 billion
1993	529 million	2.33 billion	25.8 billion
1992	716 million	1.87 billion	24.3 billion
1991	750 million	1.29 billion	27.8 billion
1990	757 million	1.24 billion	28.6 billion
1989	701 million	1.03 billion	31.7 billion
1988	447 million	1.63 billion	32.9 billion
1987	340 million	1.43 billion	36.2 billion
1986	322 million	472 million	35.5 billion
1985	130 million	678 million	33.2 billion
1984	412 million	549 million	36.8 billion
1983	434 million	503 million	39.1 billion
1982	453 million	478 million	41.4 billion
1981	261 million	726 million	42 billion
1980	150 million	486 million	37.4 billion
1979	65 million	917 million	33.3 billion
1978	661 million	984 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.01 billion	293 million	37 billion
1976	1.36 billion	358 million	33 billion
1975	1.83 billion	640 million	34.2 billion
1974	2.14 billion	1.28 billion	32.9 billion
1973	1.72 billion	790 million	32.6 billion
1972	796 million	1.09 billion	28.7 billion
1971	2.24 billion	941 million	29.3 billion
1970	1.26 billion	396 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.23 billion	628 million	24.7 billion
1968	1.25 billion	418 million	22.4 billion
1967	1.39 billion	593 million	22.1 billion
1966	3.39 billion	525 million	22.4 billion
1965	3.52 billion	603 million	23.1 billion
1964	3.83 billion	839 million	24.2 billion
1963	3.31 billion	586 million	18.1 billion
1962	2.5 billion	266 million	15.5 billion
1961	2.09 billion	322 million	15 billion
1960	2.04 billion	581 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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