Israel vs United Kingdom

Israel vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 72 million TIV, or 1.13 times that in Israel.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Israel vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 72 million TIV, or 1.13 times that in Israel.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Israel.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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

YearIsraelUnited KingdomWorld
2025537 million609 million33.3 billion
2024237 million486 million30.6 billion
2023863 million469 million29.5 billion
2022833 million859 million33 billion
2021458 million886 million26.8 billion
2020379 million635 million23.4 billion
2019516 million402 million26.9 billion
2018491 million463 million27.3 billion
2017565 million1 billion31.2 billion
2016652 million288 million31.4 billion
2015694 million424 million28.7 billion
2014549 million217 million27 billion
2013160 million509 million27.4 billion
2012137 million566 million27.9 billion
201186 million347 million29.9 billion
201076 million461 million25.8 billion
2009162 million381 million24 billion
2008680 million575 million24.1 billion
2007840 million817 million26.5 billion
20061.13 billion375 million24.4 billion
20051.1 billion31 million21.3 billion
2004846 million212 million21.3 billion
2003189 million770 million19.2 billion
2002350 million721 million17.7 billion
2001116 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
2000389 million937 million20.5 billion
19991.28 billion132 million25.3 billion
19981.3 billion770 million27.9 billion
199767 million513 million28.9 billion
1996105 million568 million23.7 billion
1995372 million496 million22.9 billion
1994767 million421 million22.8 billion
1993716 million796 million25.8 billion
19921.34 billion1.15 billion24.3 billion
19911.21 billion953 million27.8 billion
199081 million130 million28.6 billion
198924 million209 million31.7 billion
1988582 million285 million32.9 billion
19871.08 billion207 million36.2 billion
19861.18 billion273 million35.5 billion
1985295 million355 million33.2 billion
1984270 million682 million36.8 billion
1983475 million292 million39.1 billion
1982866 million766 million41.4 billion
19811.66 billion812 million42 billion
19801.25 billion557 million37.4 billion
1979709 million232 million33.3 billion
19781.22 billion191 million39.2 billion
19771.23 billion262 million37 billion
19762 billion251 million33 billion
19751.18 billion337 million34.2 billion
19741.03 billion319 million32.9 billion
19732.18 billion239 million32.6 billion
1972963 million222 million28.7 billion
19711.41 billion176 million29.3 billion
19701.19 billion70 million22.1 billion
19691.37 billion2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968926 million2.35 billion22.4 billion
1967229 million1.44 billion22.1 billion
1966460 million242 million22.4 billion
1965447 million166 million23.1 billion
1964415 million133 million24.2 billion
1963368 million159 million18.1 billion
1962279 million38 million15.5 billion
196188 million34 million15 billion
1960164 million26 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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