Israel vs Vietnam: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 537 million TIV in Israel and 177 million TIV in Vietnam, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 360 million TIV, or 3.03 times that in Vietnam.

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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 Vietnam.
In 2025, Israel ranked 20 and Vietnam ranked 38 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	Vietnam	World
2025	537 million	177 million	33.3 billion
2024	237 million	58 million	30.6 billion
2023	863 million	45 million	29.5 billion
2022	833 million	86 million	33 billion
2021	458 million	235 million	26.8 billion
2020	379 million	38 million	23.4 billion
2019	516 million	166 million	26.9 billion
2018	491 million	604 million	27.3 billion
2017	565 million	783 million	31.2 billion
2016	652 million	924 million	31.4 billion
2015	694 million	869 million	28.7 billion
2014	549 million	1.23 billion	27 billion
2013	160 million	360 million	27.4 billion
2012	137 million	782 million	27.9 billion
2011	86 million	1.02 billion	29.9 billion
2010	76 million	161 million	25.8 billion
2009	162 million	61 million	24 billion
2008	680 million	186 million	24.1 billion
2007	840 million	8 million	26.5 billion
2006	1.13 billion	42 million	24.4 billion
2005	1.1 billion	221 million	21.3 billion
2004	846 million	299 million	21.3 billion
2003	189 million	22 million	19.2 billion
2002	350 million	58 million	17.7 billion
2001	116 million	97 million	18.3 billion
2000	389 million	11 million	20.5 billion
1999	1.28 billion	168 million	25.3 billion
1998	1.3 billion	209 million	27.9 billion
1997	67 million	111 million	28.9 billion
1996	105 million	214 million	23.7 billion
1995	372 million	273 million	22.9 billion
1994	767 million	–	22.8 billion
1993	716 million	–	25.8 billion
1992	1.34 billion	–	24.3 billion
1991	1.21 billion	–	27.8 billion
1990	81 million	116 million	28.6 billion
1989	24 million	128 million	31.7 billion
1988	582 million	65 million	32.9 billion
1987	1.08 billion	50 million	36.2 billion
1986	1.18 billion	78 million	35.5 billion
1985	295 million	28 million	33.2 billion
1984	270 million	557 million	36.8 billion
1983	475 million	916 million	39.1 billion
1982	866 million	532 million	41.4 billion
1981	1.66 billion	1.07 billion	42 billion
1980	1.25 billion	1.02 billion	37.4 billion
1979	709 million	1.25 billion	33.3 billion
1978	1.22 billion	227 million	39.2 billion
1977	1.23 billion	42 million	37 billion
1976	2 billion	42 million	33 billion
1975	1.18 billion	493 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.03 billion	859 million	32.9 billion
1973	2.18 billion	1.28 billion	32.6 billion
1972	963 million	1.32 billion	28.7 billion
1971	1.41 billion	1.2 billion	29.3 billion
1970	1.19 billion	1.21 billion	22.1 billion
1969	1.37 billion	909 million	24.7 billion
1968	926 million	1.18 billion	22.4 billion
1967	229 million	1.1 billion	22.1 billion
1966	460 million	1.14 billion	22.4 billion
1965	447 million	651 million	23.1 billion
1964	415 million	266 million	24.2 billion
1963	368 million	107 million	18.1 billion
1962	279 million	47 million	15.5 billion
1961	88 million	95 million	15 billion
1960	164 million	103 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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