India vs Japan

India vs Japan: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 81 million TIV in India and 28 million TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 53 million TIV, or 2.89 times that in Japan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

India vs Japan: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 81 million TIV in India and 28 million TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 53 million TIV, or 2.89 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Japan.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIndiaJapanWorld
202581 million28 million33.5 billion
202494 million21 million30.7 billion
202341 million13 million29.5 billion
20227 million–33.3 billion
202154 million–27.1 billion
2020153 million–24.1 billion
201920 million–27 billion
201847 million3 million27.4 billion
201756 million2 million31.3 billion
201649 million–31.5 billion
201542 million–28.7 billion
201440 million–27.1 billion
201318 million–27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
20113 million–29.9 billion
20105 million–25.8 billion
200927 million–24.4 billion
200815 million–24.1 billion
200723 million40 million26.5 billion
200633 million–24.5 billion
200519 million–21.4 billion
200431 million–21.3 billion
20034 million–19.2 billion
20020–17.7 billion
20012 million–18.5 billion
200021 million–20.5 billion
1999––25.4 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–25 million28.9 billion
1996–165 million23.7 billion
19952 million126 million22.9 billion
19942 million130 million23 billion
19939 million122 million25.8 billion
19927 million101 million24.3 billion
1991–54 million28.2 billion
19907 million30 million30.2 billion
1989–15 million34.9 billion
19881 million–36.8 billion
1987––39.4 billion
1986–92 million39 billion
1985–44 million38.2 billion
1984–17 million41.6 billion
1983–17 million43.9 billion
19822 million–46.2 billion
1981––45.8 billion
1980–167 million42.2 billion
197922 million11 million38.4 billion
197827 million9 million42.4 billion
1977––40 billion
1976––36 billion
197531 million–37.2 billion
197424 million55 million36.6 billion
197321 million36 million36.3 billion
19722 million9 million34.5 billion
19717 million15 million32.9 billion
1970––25.3 billion
1969–31 million28.1 billion
19681 million–26.1 billion
1967––25.6 billion
1966–5 million25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
1964–14 million26.7 billion
1963–8 million20.3 billion
1962–100 million17.5 billion
1961–61 million16.4 billion
1960–1 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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