Israel vs Tunisia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 7 million TIV in Tunisia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 530 million TIV, or 77 times that in Tunisia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Israel has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Tunisia.
In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Tunisia ranked 87 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	Tunisia	World
2025	537 million	7 million	33.3 billion
2024	237 million	78 million	30.6 billion
2023	863 million	35 million	29.5 billion
2022	833 million	35 million	33 billion
2021	458 million	19 million	26.8 billion
2020	379 million	16 million	23.4 billion
2019	516 million	15 million	26.9 billion
2018	491 million	181 million	27.3 billion
2017	565 million	98 million	31.2 billion
2016	652 million	43 million	31.4 billion
2015	694 million	7 million	28.7 billion
2014	549 million	50 million	27 billion
2013	160 million	40 million	27.4 billion
2012	137 million	–	27.9 billion
2011	86 million	7 million	29.9 billion
2010	76 million	7 million	25.8 billion
2009	162 million	–	24 billion
2008	680 million	3 million	24.1 billion
2007	840 million	–	26.5 billion
2006	1.13 billion	2 million	24.4 billion
2005	1.1 billion	168 million	21.3 billion
2004	846 million	–	21.3 billion
2003	189 million	1 million	19.2 billion
2002	350 million	44 million	17.7 billion
2001	116 million	–	18.3 billion
2000	389 million	–	20.5 billion
1999	1.28 billion	12 million	25.3 billion
1998	1.3 billion	18 million	27.9 billion
1997	67 million	41 million	28.9 billion
1996	105 million	68 million	23.7 billion
1995	372 million	56 million	22.9 billion
1994	767 million	35 million	22.8 billion
1993	716 million	–	25.8 billion
1992	1.34 billion	32 million	24.3 billion
1991	1.21 billion	20 million	27.8 billion
1990	81 million	4 million	28.6 billion
1989	24 million	48 million	31.7 billion
1988	582 million	17 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.08 billion	56 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.18 billion	–	35.5 billion
1985	295 million	314 million	33.2 billion
1984	270 million	119 million	36.8 billion
1983	475 million	103 million	39.1 billion
1982	866 million	60 million	41.4 billion
1981	1.66 billion	56 million	42 billion
1980	1.25 billion	103 million	37.4 billion
1979	709 million	122 million	33.3 billion
1978	1.22 billion	14 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.23 billion	73 million	37 billion
1976	2 billion	10 million	33 billion
1975	1.18 billion	14 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.03 billion	14 million	32.9 billion
1973	2.18 billion	26 million	32.6 billion
1972	963 million	4 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.41 billion	0	29.3 billion
1970	1.19 billion	49 million	22.1 billion
1969	1.37 billion	23 million	24.7 billion
1968	926 million	17 million	22.4 billion
1967	229 million	5 million	22.1 billion
1966	460 million	–	22.4 billion
1965	447 million	40 million	23.1 billion
1964	415 million	4 million	24.2 billion
1963	368 million	7 million	18.1 billion
1962	279 million	–	15.5 billion
1961	88 million	6 million	15 billion
1960	164 million	44 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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