Israel vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 504 million TIV, or 16 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Israel has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Thailand ranked 60 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	Thailand	World
2025	537 million	33 million	33.3 billion
2024	237 million	73 million	30.6 billion
2023	863 million	290 million	29.5 billion
2022	833 million	271 million	33 billion
2021	458 million	151 million	26.8 billion
2020	379 million	141 million	23.4 billion
2019	516 million	293 million	26.9 billion
2018	491 million	636 million	27.3 billion
2017	565 million	317 million	31.2 billion
2016	652 million	346 million	31.4 billion
2015	694 million	184 million	28.7 billion
2014	549 million	107 million	27 billion
2013	160 million	383 million	27.4 billion
2012	137 million	278 million	27.9 billion
2011	86 million	252 million	29.9 billion
2010	76 million	60 million	25.8 billion
2009	162 million	63 million	24 billion
2008	680 million	16 million	24.1 billion
2007	840 million	8 million	26.5 billion
2006	1.13 billion	99 million	24.4 billion
2005	1.1 billion	115 million	21.3 billion
2004	846 million	138 million	21.3 billion
2003	189 million	131 million	19.2 billion
2002	350 million	152 million	17.7 billion
2001	116 million	109 million	18.3 billion
2000	389 million	77 million	20.5 billion
1999	1.28 billion	160 million	25.3 billion
1998	1.3 billion	62 million	27.9 billion
1997	67 million	910 million	28.9 billion
1996	105 million	741 million	23.7 billion
1995	372 million	530 million	22.9 billion
1994	767 million	608 million	22.8 billion
1993	716 million	182 million	25.8 billion
1992	1.34 billion	429 million	24.3 billion
1991	1.21 billion	575 million	27.8 billion
1990	81 million	235 million	28.6 billion
1989	24 million	284 million	31.7 billion
1988	582 million	623 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.08 billion	539 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.18 billion	162 million	35.5 billion
1985	295 million	185 million	33.2 billion
1984	270 million	360 million	36.8 billion
1983	475 million	247 million	39.1 billion
1982	866 million	81 million	41.4 billion
1981	1.66 billion	350 million	42 billion
1980	1.25 billion	318 million	37.4 billion
1979	709 million	326 million	33.3 billion
1978	1.22 billion	192 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.23 billion	111 million	37 billion
1976	2 billion	154 million	33 billion
1975	1.18 billion	90 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.03 billion	114 million	32.9 billion
1973	2.18 billion	321 million	32.6 billion
1972	963 million	147 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.41 billion	243 million	29.3 billion
1970	1.19 billion	258 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.37 billion	121 million	24.7 billion
1968	926 million	88 million	22.4 billion
1967	229 million	140 million	22.1 billion
1966	460 million	58 million	22.4 billion
1965	447 million	87 million	23.1 billion
1964	415 million	84 million	24.2 billion
1963	368 million	111 million	18.1 billion
1962	279 million	113 million	15.5 billion
1961	88 million	52 million	15 billion
1960	164 million	28 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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