Israel vs Japan

Israel vs Japan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.18 billion TIV, or 3.19 times that in Israel.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Israel vs Japan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 1.72 billion TIV in Japan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.18 billion TIV, or 3.19 times that in Israel.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Israel.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Japan ranked 5 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

YearIsraelJapanWorld
2025537 million1.72 billion33.3 billion
2024237 million1.04 billion30.6 billion
2023863 million852 million29.5 billion
2022833 million1.47 billion33 billion
2021458 million1.01 billion26.8 billion
2020379 million929 million23.4 billion
2019516 million992 million26.9 billion
2018491 million764 million27.3 billion
2017565 million446 million31.2 billion
2016652 million332 million31.4 billion
2015694 million343 million28.7 billion
2014549 million316 million27 billion
2013160 million341 million27.4 billion
2012137 million239 million27.9 billion
201186 million300 million29.9 billion
201076 million658 million25.8 billion
2009162 million990 million24 billion
2008680 million990 million24.1 billion
2007840 million553 million26.5 billion
20061.13 billion469 million24.4 billion
20051.1 billion375 million21.3 billion
2004846 million399 million21.3 billion
2003189 million458 million19.2 billion
2002350 million442 million17.7 billion
2001116 million427 million18.3 billion
2000389 million497 million20.5 billion
19991.28 billion1.26 billion25.3 billion
19981.3 billion1.49 billion27.9 billion
199767 million843 million28.9 billion
1996105 million876 million23.7 billion
1995372 million1.26 billion22.9 billion
1994767 million1.02 billion22.8 billion
1993716 million2.13 billion25.8 billion
19921.34 billion2.52 billion24.3 billion
19911.21 billion2.94 billion27.8 billion
199081 million2.68 billion28.6 billion
198924 million2.28 billion31.7 billion
1988582 million2 billion32.9 billion
19871.08 billion1.94 billion36.2 billion
19861.18 billion1.89 billion35.5 billion
1985295 million1.97 billion33.2 billion
1984270 million2.05 billion36.8 billion
1983475 million1.69 billion39.1 billion
1982866 million1.44 billion41.4 billion
19811.66 billion1.31 billion42 billion
19801.25 billion1.03 billion37.4 billion
1979709 million920 million33.3 billion
19781.22 billion901 million39.2 billion
19771.23 billion788 million37 billion
19762 billion1.48 billion33 billion
19751.18 billion1.6 billion34.2 billion
19741.03 billion733 million32.9 billion
19732.18 billion468 million32.6 billion
1972963 million493 million28.7 billion
19711.41 billion605 million29.3 billion
19701.19 billion502 million22.1 billion
19691.37 billion488 million24.7 billion
1968926 million557 million22.4 billion
1967229 million610 million22.1 billion
1966460 million324 million22.4 billion
1965447 million1.16 billion23.1 billion
1964415 million1.72 billion24.2 billion
1963368 million239 million18.1 billion
1962279 million263 million15.5 billion
196188 million335 million15 billion
1960164 million790 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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