Israel vs Philippines
Israel vs Philippines: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 846 million TIV in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 309 million TIV, or 1.58 times that in Israel.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Philippines ranked 10 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
| Year | Israel | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 537 million | 846 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 237 million | 305 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 863 million | 108 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 833 million | 280 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 458 million | 365 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 379 million | 385 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 516 million | 191 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 491 million | 17 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 565 million | 278 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 652 million | 228 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 694 million | 153 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 549 million | 12 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 160 million | 83 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 137 million | 21 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 86 million | 63 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 76 million | 3 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 162 million | 1 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 680 million | 10 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 840 million | 16 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 1.13 billion | 23 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 1.1 billion | 12 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 846 million | 34 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 189 million | 10 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 350 million | 5 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 116 million | 10 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 389 million | – | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 1.28 billion | – | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 1.3 billion | 64 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 67 million | 72 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 105 million | 43 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 372 million | 30 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 767 million | 72 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 716 million | 62 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 1.34 billion | 43 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 1.21 billion | 34 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 81 million | 33 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 24 million | 19 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 582 million | 12 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.08 billion | 26 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.18 billion | – | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 295 million | 23 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 270 million | 38 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 475 million | 116 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 866 million | 17 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.66 billion | 39 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.25 billion | 75 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 709 million | 92 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.22 billion | 143 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.23 billion | 198 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 2 billion | 256 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.18 billion | 133 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.03 billion | 60 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 2.18 billion | 106 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 963 million | 50 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.41 billion | 90 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.19 billion | 9 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.37 billion | 26 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 926 million | 16 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 229 million | 43 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 460 million | 86 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 447 million | 99 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 415 million | 2 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 368 million | 4 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 279 million | 11 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 88 million | 44 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 164 million | 50 million | 15.7 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007