Italy vs Pakistan

Italy vs Pakistan: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 706 million TIV in Pakistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 140 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Italy.

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Italy vs Pakistan: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 706 million TIV in Pakistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 140 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and Pakistan ranked 14 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

YearItalyPakistanWorld
2025566 million706 million33.3 billion
2024494 million1.07 billion30.6 billion
2023425 million2.2 billion29.5 billion
2022237 million1.53 billion33 billion
2021211 million984 million26.8 billion
2020201 million624 million23.4 billion
2019178 million654 million26.9 billion
2018275 million893 million27.3 billion
2017709 million870 million31.2 billion
2016734 million872 million31.4 billion
2015237 million771 million28.7 billion
2014127 million877 million27 billion
201371 million1.11 billion27.4 billion
2012189 million1.02 billion27.9 billion
2011286 million1.18 billion29.9 billion
201098 million2.23 billion25.8 billion
200994 million1.2 billion24 billion
2008159 million1.07 billion24.1 billion
2007467 million693 million26.5 billion
2006384 million324 million24.4 billion
2005136 million427 million21.3 billion
2004490 million471 million21.3 billion
2003617 million645 million19.2 billion
2002240 million566 million17.7 billion
2001234 million412 million18.3 billion
2000278 million175 million20.5 billion
199925 million867 million25.3 billion
199856 million699 million27.9 billion
1997474 million691 million28.9 billion
1996265 million506 million23.7 billion
1995322 million368 million22.9 billion
1994180 million862 million22.8 billion
1993205 million992 million25.8 billion
1992192 million352 million24.3 billion
1991210 million511 million27.8 billion
1990155 million635 million28.6 billion
1989196 million974 million31.7 billion
1988179 million412 million32.9 billion
1987183 million617 million36.2 billion
1986198 million280 million35.5 billion
1985205 million751 million33.2 billion
1984273 million863 million36.8 billion
1983303 million784 million39.1 billion
1982241 million544 million41.4 billion
1981129 million491 million42 billion
1980468 million900 million37.4 billion
1979591 million697 million33.3 billion
1978682 million655 million39.2 billion
1977517 million271 million37 billion
1976711 million276 million33 billion
19751.02 billion223 million34.2 billion
19741.12 billion225 million32.9 billion
19731.02 billion177 million32.6 billion
19721.77 billion664 million28.7 billion
19711.1 billion553 million29.3 billion
1970685 million422 million22.1 billion
1969611 million542 million24.7 billion
1968196 million415 million22.4 billion
1967107 million151 million22.1 billion
1966412 million592 million22.4 billion
1965736 million222 million23.1 billion
19641.14 billion96 million24.2 billion
19631.22 billion225 million18.1 billion
1962886 million84 million15.5 billion
1961427 million41 million15 billion
1960409 million46 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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