Ireland vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Ireland and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 367 million TIV, or 27 times that in Ireland.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Ireland	Türkiye	World
2025	14 million	381 million	33.3 billion
2024	–	381 million	30.6 billion
2023	63 million	679 million	29.5 billion
2022	1 million	187 million	33 billion
2021	–	249 million	26.8 billion
2020	9 million	110 million	23.4 billion
2019	35 million	742 million	26.9 billion
2018	5 million	476 million	27.3 billion
2017	2 million	427 million	31.2 billion
2016	43 million	324 million	31.4 billion
2015	43 million	446 million	28.7 billion
2014	40 million	1.53 billion	27 billion
2013	–	769 million	27.4 billion
2012	–	1.48 billion	27.9 billion
2011	–	794 million	29.9 billion
2010	4 million	469 million	25.8 billion
2009	–	714 million	24 billion
2008	38 million	623 million	24.1 billion
2007	26 million	675 million	26.5 billion
2006	13 million	524 million	24.4 billion
2005	5 million	1.08 billion	21.3 billion
2004	27 million	252 million	21.3 billion
2003	–	327 million	19.2 billion
2002	21 million	878 million	17.7 billion
2001	44 million	501 million	18.3 billion
2000	0	1.18 billion	20.5 billion
1999	35 million	1.73 billion	25.3 billion
1998	3 million	2.62 billion	27.9 billion
1997	–	1.51 billion	28.9 billion
1996	–	1.49 billion	23.7 billion
1995	–	1.56 billion	22.9 billion
1994	41 million	1.89 billion	22.8 billion
1993	–	2.33 billion	25.8 billion
1992	–	1.87 billion	24.3 billion
1991	11 million	1.29 billion	27.8 billion
1990	–	1.24 billion	28.6 billion
1989	–	1.03 billion	31.7 billion
1988	24 million	1.63 billion	32.9 billion
1987	–	1.43 billion	36.2 billion
1986	38 million	472 million	35.5 billion
1985	2 million	678 million	33.2 billion
1984	11 million	549 million	36.8 billion
1983	–	503 million	39.1 billion
1982	3 million	478 million	41.4 billion
1981	12 million	726 million	42 billion
1980	44 million	486 million	37.4 billion
1979	26 million	917 million	33.3 billion
1978	28 million	984 million	39.2 billion
1977	5 million	293 million	37 billion
1976	–	358 million	33 billion
1975	9 million	640 million	34.2 billion
1974	6 million	1.28 billion	32.9 billion
1973	8 million	790 million	32.6 billion
1972	27 million	1.09 billion	28.7 billion
1971	14 million	941 million	29.3 billion
1970	–	396 million	22.1 billion
1969	–	628 million	24.7 billion
1968	–	418 million	22.4 billion
1967	–	593 million	22.1 billion
1966	–	525 million	22.4 billion
1965	–	603 million	23.1 billion
1964	12 million	839 million	24.2 billion
1963	2 million	586 million	18.1 billion
1962	–	266 million	15.5 billion
1961	–	322 million	15 billion
1960	1 million	581 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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