Germany vs Vietnam: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 1.63 billion TIV in Germany and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Germany, by 1.46 billion TIV, or 9.22 times that in Vietnam.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1.63 billion 2025 | 119 million | 6 of 110 |
| Vietnam | 177 million 2025 | 869 million | 38 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 2022.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 6 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
| Year | Germany | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.63 billion | 177 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 240 million | 58 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 203 million | 45 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 269 million | 86 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 235 million | 235 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 105 million | 38 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 38 million | 166 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 14 million | 604 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 43 million | 783 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 55 million | 924 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 119 million | 869 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 77 million | 1.23 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 103 million | 360 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 140 million | 782 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 79 million | 1.02 billion | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 301 million | 161 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 329 million | 61 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 277 million | 186 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 46 million | 8 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 413 million | 42 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 206 million | 221 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 245 million | 299 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 70 million | 22 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 71 million | 58 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 133 million | 97 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 113 million | 11 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 129 million | 168 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 618 million | 209 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 60 million | 111 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 244 million | 214 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 222 million | 273 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 417 million | – | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 529 million | – | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 716 million | – | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 750 million | – | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 757 million | 116 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 701 million | 128 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 447 million | 65 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 340 million | 50 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 322 million | 78 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 130 million | 28 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 412 million | 557 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 434 million | 916 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 453 million | 532 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 261 million | 1.07 billion | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 150 million | 1.02 billion | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 65 million | 1.25 billion | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 661 million | 227 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.01 billion | 42 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.36 billion | 42 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.83 billion | 493 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 2.14 billion | 859 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 1.72 billion | 1.28 billion | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 796 million | 1.32 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 2.24 billion | 1.2 billion | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.26 billion | 1.21 billion | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.23 billion | 909 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 1.25 billion | 1.18 billion | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 1.39 billion | 1.1 billion | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 3.39 billion | 1.14 billion | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 3.52 billion | 651 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 3.83 billion | 266 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 3.31 billion | 107 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 2.5 billion | 47 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 2.09 billion | 95 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 2.04 billion | 103 million | 15.7 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.
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