Ireland vs Vietnam

Ireland vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Ireland and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 163 million TIV, or 13 times that in Ireland.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ireland vs Vietnam: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Ireland and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 163 million TIV, or 13 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • Vietnam has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Ireland.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIrelandVietnamWorld
202514 million177 million33.3 billion
2024–58 million30.6 billion
202363 million45 million29.5 billion
20221 million86 million33 billion
2021–235 million26.8 billion
20209 million38 million23.4 billion
201935 million166 million26.9 billion
20185 million604 million27.3 billion
20172 million783 million31.2 billion
201643 million924 million31.4 billion
201543 million869 million28.7 billion
201440 million1.23 billion27 billion
2013–360 million27.4 billion
2012–782 million27.9 billion
2011–1.02 billion29.9 billion
20104 million161 million25.8 billion
2009–61 million24 billion
200838 million186 million24.1 billion
200726 million8 million26.5 billion
200613 million42 million24.4 billion
20055 million221 million21.3 billion
200427 million299 million21.3 billion
2003–22 million19.2 billion
200221 million58 million17.7 billion
200144 million97 million18.3 billion
2000011 million20.5 billion
199935 million168 million25.3 billion
19983 million209 million27.9 billion
1997–111 million28.9 billion
1996–214 million23.7 billion
1995–273 million22.9 billion
199441 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
199111 million–27.8 billion
1990–116 million28.6 billion
1989–128 million31.7 billion
198824 million65 million32.9 billion
1987–50 million36.2 billion
198638 million78 million35.5 billion
19852 million28 million33.2 billion
198411 million557 million36.8 billion
1983–916 million39.1 billion
19823 million532 million41.4 billion
198112 million1.07 billion42 billion
198044 million1.02 billion37.4 billion
197926 million1.25 billion33.3 billion
197828 million227 million39.2 billion
19775 million42 million37 billion
1976–42 million33 billion
19759 million493 million34.2 billion
19746 million859 million32.9 billion
19738 million1.28 billion32.6 billion
197227 million1.32 billion28.7 billion
197114 million1.2 billion29.3 billion
1970–1.21 billion22.1 billion
1969–909 million24.7 billion
1968–1.18 billion22.4 billion
1967–1.1 billion22.1 billion
1966–1.14 billion22.4 billion
1965–651 million23.1 billion
196412 million266 million24.2 billion
19632 million107 million18.1 billion
1962–47 million15.5 billion
1961–95 million15 billion
19601 million103 million15.7 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.

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