Ireland vs Japan

Ireland vs Japan: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 24 million TIV in Ireland and 28 million TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 4 million TIV, or 1.17 times that in Ireland.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ireland vs Japan: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 24 million TIV in Ireland and 28 million TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 4 million TIV, or 1.17 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Ireland.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIrelandJapanWorld
202524 million28 million33.5 billion
202418 million21 million30.7 billion
2023–13 million29.5 billion
202246 million–33.3 billion
202113 million–27.1 billion
2020––24.1 billion
2019––27 billion
2018–3 million27.4 billion
2017–2 million31.3 billion
2016––31.5 billion
201510 million–28.7 billion
201423 million–27.1 billion
201344 million–27.4 billion
201244 million–27.9 billion
20111 million–29.9 billion
201042 million–25.8 billion
200945 million–24.4 billion
200845 million–24.1 billion
200751 million40 million26.5 billion
200653 million–24.5 billion
200526 million–21.4 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.5 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999––25.4 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–25 million28.9 billion
1996–165 million23.7 billion
1995–126 million22.9 billion
1994–130 million23 billion
1993–122 million25.8 billion
1992–101 million24.3 billion
1991–54 million28.2 billion
1990–30 million30.2 billion
1989–15 million34.9 billion
1988––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
1982––46.2 billion
1981––45.8 billion
1980–167 million42.2 billion
1979–11 million38.4 billion
1978–9 million42.4 billion
1977––40 billion
1976––36 billion
1975––37.2 billion
1974–55 million36.6 billion
1973–36 million36.3 billion
1972–9 million34.5 billion
1971–15 million32.9 billion
1970––25.3 billion
1969–31 million28.1 billion
1968––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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