Greece vs Romania: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 574 million TIV in Greece and 421 million TIV in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 153 million TIV, or 1.36 times that in Romania.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Greece has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Romania.
In 2025, Greece ranked 17 and Romania ranked 26 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	Greece	Romania	World
2025	574 million	421 million	33.3 billion
2024	631 million	320 million	30.6 billion
2023	404 million	364 million	29.5 billion
2022	441 million	186 million	33 billion
2021	231 million	105 million	26.8 billion
2020	92 million	168 million	23.4 billion
2019	93 million	13 million	26.9 billion
2018	39 million	36 million	27.3 billion
2017	51 million	88 million	31.2 billion
2016	302 million	177 million	31.4 billion
2015	728 million	22 million	28.7 billion
2014	204 million	0	27 billion
2013	28 million	20 million	27.4 billion
2012	19 million	21 million	27.9 billion
2011	70 million	80 million	29.9 billion
2010	630 million	107 million	25.8 billion
2009	1.22 billion	59 million	24 billion
2008	482 million	80 million	24.1 billion
2007	1.67 billion	101 million	26.5 billion
2006	719 million	64 million	24.4 billion
2005	406 million	431 million	21.3 billion
2004	1.1 billion	283 million	21.3 billion
2003	2.16 billion	17 million	19.2 billion
2002	402 million	21 million	17.7 billion
2001	793 million	24 million	18.3 billion
2000	731 million	21 million	20.5 billion
1999	837 million	142 million	25.3 billion
1998	1.72 billion	170 million	27.9 billion
1997	807 million	61 million	28.9 billion
1996	380 million	39 million	23.7 billion
1995	874 million	2 million	22.9 billion
1994	1.23 billion	29 million	22.8 billion
1993	892 million	14 million	25.8 billion
1992	2.15 billion	187 million	24.3 billion
1991	487 million	65 million	27.8 billion
1990	907 million	599 million	28.6 billion
1989	1.25 billion	296 million	31.7 billion
1988	561 million	237 million	32.9 billion
1987	36 million	214 million	36.2 billion
1986	202 million	455 million	35.5 billion
1985	189 million	330 million	33.2 billion
1984	366 million	243 million	36.8 billion
1983	403 million	284 million	39.1 billion
1982	462 million	444 million	41.4 billion
1981	951 million	470 million	42 billion
1980	660 million	516 million	37.4 billion
1979	734 million	612 million	33.3 billion
1978	1.28 billion	329 million	39.2 billion
1977	980 million	348 million	37 billion
1976	1.29 billion	294 million	33 billion
1975	912 million	637 million	34.2 billion
1974	428 million	673 million	32.9 billion
1973	246 million	538 million	32.6 billion
1972	689 million	497 million	28.7 billion
1971	581 million	471 million	29.3 billion
1970	305 million	561 million	22.1 billion
1969	292 million	399 million	24.7 billion
1968	107 million	591 million	22.4 billion
1967	373 million	442 million	22.1 billion
1966	212 million	401 million	22.4 billion
1965	497 million	520 million	23.1 billion
1964	639 million	421 million	24.2 billion
1963	106 million	230 million	18.1 billion
1962	340 million	179 million	15.5 billion
1961	148 million	30 million	15 billion
1960	261 million	116 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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