Greece vs Türkiye
Greece vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 574 million TIV in Greece and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 193 million TIV, or 1.51 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 17 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 | Greece | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 574 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 631 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 404 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 441 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 231 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 92 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 93 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 39 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 51 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 302 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 728 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 204 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 28 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 19 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 70 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 630 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 1.22 billion | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 482 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 1.67 billion | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 719 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 406 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 1.1 billion | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 2.16 billion | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 402 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 793 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 731 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 837 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 1.72 billion | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 807 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 380 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 874 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 1.23 billion | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 892 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 2.15 billion | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 487 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 907 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 1.25 billion | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 561 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 36 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 202 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 189 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 366 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 403 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 462 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 951 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 660 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 734 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.28 billion | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 980 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.29 billion | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 912 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 428 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 246 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 689 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 581 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 305 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 292 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 107 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 373 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 212 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 497 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 639 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 106 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 340 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 148 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 261 million | 581 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 Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025