Greece vs North Macedonia
Greece vs North Macedonia: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 574 million TIV in Greece and 9 million TIV in North Macedonia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 565 million TIV, or 64 times that in North Macedonia.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
- The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.
Every year
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | North Macedonia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 574 million | 9 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 631 million | 1 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 404 million | 5 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 441 million | 1 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 231 million | – | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 92 million | – | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 93 million | – | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 39 million | – | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 51 million | – | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 302 million | 0 | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 728 million | – | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 204 million | – | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 28 million | 1 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 19 million | 0 | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 70 million | – | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 630 million | – | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 1.22 billion | 6 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 482 million | – | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 1.67 billion | – | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 719 million | 0 | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 406 million | – | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 1.1 billion | – | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 2.16 billion | – | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 402 million | – | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 793 million | 118 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 731 million | 17 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 837 million | 81 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 1.72 billion | 11 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 807 million | – | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 380 million | – | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 874 million | 0 | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 1.23 billion | 29 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 892 million | – | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 2.15 billion | – | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 487 million | – | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 907 million | – | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 1.25 billion | – | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 561 million | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 36 million | – | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 202 million | – | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 189 million | – | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 366 million | – | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 403 million | – | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 462 million | – | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 951 million | – | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 660 million | – | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 734 million | – | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.28 billion | – | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 980 million | – | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.29 billion | – | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 912 million | – | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 428 million | – | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 246 million | – | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 689 million | – | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 581 million | – | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 305 million | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 292 million | – | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 107 million | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 373 million | – | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 212 million | – | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 497 million | – | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 639 million | – | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 106 million | – | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 340 million | – | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 148 million | – | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 261 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.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022North Macedonia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023