Germany vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 887 million TIV, or 2.19 times that in United States.

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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 United States.
In 2025, Germany ranked 6 and United States ranked 13 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	United States	World
2025	1.63 billion	745 million	33.3 billion
2024	240 million	1.05 billion	30.6 billion
2023	203 million	891 million	29.5 billion
2022	269 million	846 million	33 billion
2021	235 million	922 million	26.8 billion
2020	105 million	806 million	23.4 billion
2019	38 million	882 million	26.9 billion
2018	14 million	379 million	27.3 billion
2017	43 million	504 million	31.2 billion
2016	55 million	447 million	31.4 billion
2015	119 million	482 million	28.7 billion
2014	77 million	568 million	27 billion
2013	103 million	767 million	27.4 billion
2012	140 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	79 million	937 million	29.9 billion
2010	301 million	969 million	25.8 billion
2009	329 million	939 million	24 billion
2008	277 million	936 million	24.1 billion
2007	46 million	842 million	26.5 billion
2006	413 million	706 million	24.4 billion
2005	206 million	582 million	21.3 billion
2004	245 million	596 million	21.3 billion
2003	70 million	630 million	19.2 billion
2002	71 million	515 million	17.7 billion
2001	133 million	508 million	18.3 billion
2000	113 million	333 million	20.5 billion
1999	129 million	220 million	25.3 billion
1998	618 million	262 million	27.9 billion
1997	60 million	610 million	28.9 billion
1996	244 million	601 million	23.7 billion
1995	222 million	809 million	22.9 billion
1994	417 million	951 million	22.8 billion
1993	529 million	968 million	25.8 billion
1992	716 million	540 million	24.3 billion
1991	750 million	515 million	27.8 billion
1990	757 million	363 million	28.6 billion
1989	701 million	1.78 billion	31.7 billion
1988	447 million	1.79 billion	32.9 billion
1987	340 million	2 billion	36.2 billion
1986	322 million	424 million	35.5 billion
1985	130 million	655 million	33.2 billion
1984	412 million	381 million	36.8 billion
1983	434 million	463 million	39.1 billion
1982	453 million	248 million	41.4 billion
1981	261 million	531 million	42 billion
1980	150 million	380 million	37.4 billion
1979	65 million	253 million	33.3 billion
1978	661 million	369 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.01 billion	384 million	37 billion
1976	1.36 billion	499 million	33 billion
1975	1.83 billion	388 million	34.2 billion
1974	2.14 billion	586 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.72 billion	656 million	32.6 billion
1972	796 million	769 million	28.7 billion
1971	2.24 billion	578 million	29.3 billion
1970	1.26 billion	38 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.23 billion	50 million	24.7 billion
1968	1.25 billion	62 million	22.4 billion
1967	1.39 billion	88 million	22.1 billion
1966	3.39 billion	89 million	22.4 billion
1965	3.52 billion	170 million	23.1 billion
1964	3.83 billion	358 million	24.2 billion
1963	3.31 billion	283 million	18.1 billion
1962	2.5 billion	236 million	15.5 billion
1961	2.09 billion	198 million	15 billion
1960	2.04 billion	181 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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