Israel vs Türkiye
Israel vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 156 million TIV, or 1.41 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Türkiye ranked 30 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 | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 537 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 237 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 863 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 833 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 458 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 379 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 516 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 491 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 565 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 652 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 694 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 549 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 160 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 137 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 86 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 76 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 162 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 680 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 840 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 1.13 billion | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 1.1 billion | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 846 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 189 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 350 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 116 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 389 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 1.28 billion | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 1.3 billion | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 67 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 105 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 372 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 767 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 716 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 1.34 billion | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 1.21 billion | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 81 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 24 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 582 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.08 billion | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.18 billion | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 295 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 270 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 475 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 866 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 1.66 billion | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.25 billion | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 709 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.22 billion | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.23 billion | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 2 billion | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.18 billion | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.03 billion | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 2.18 billion | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 963 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.41 billion | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 1.19 billion | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 1.37 billion | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 926 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 229 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 460 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 447 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 415 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 368 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 279 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 88 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 164 million | 581 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 Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025