Italy vs Romania: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 421 million TIV in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 145 million TIV, or 1.34 times that in Romania.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Romania.
In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and Romania ranked 26 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	Italy	Romania	World
2025	566 million	421 million	33.3 billion
2024	494 million	320 million	30.6 billion
2023	425 million	364 million	29.5 billion
2022	237 million	186 million	33 billion
2021	211 million	105 million	26.8 billion
2020	201 million	168 million	23.4 billion
2019	178 million	13 million	26.9 billion
2018	275 million	36 million	27.3 billion
2017	709 million	88 million	31.2 billion
2016	734 million	177 million	31.4 billion
2015	237 million	22 million	28.7 billion
2014	127 million	0	27 billion
2013	71 million	20 million	27.4 billion
2012	189 million	21 million	27.9 billion
2011	286 million	80 million	29.9 billion
2010	98 million	107 million	25.8 billion
2009	94 million	59 million	24 billion
2008	159 million	80 million	24.1 billion
2007	467 million	101 million	26.5 billion
2006	384 million	64 million	24.4 billion
2005	136 million	431 million	21.3 billion
2004	490 million	283 million	21.3 billion
2003	617 million	17 million	19.2 billion
2002	240 million	21 million	17.7 billion
2001	234 million	24 million	18.3 billion
2000	278 million	21 million	20.5 billion
1999	25 million	142 million	25.3 billion
1998	56 million	170 million	27.9 billion
1997	474 million	61 million	28.9 billion
1996	265 million	39 million	23.7 billion
1995	322 million	2 million	22.9 billion
1994	180 million	29 million	22.8 billion
1993	205 million	14 million	25.8 billion
1992	192 million	187 million	24.3 billion
1991	210 million	65 million	27.8 billion
1990	155 million	599 million	28.6 billion
1989	196 million	296 million	31.7 billion
1988	179 million	237 million	32.9 billion
1987	183 million	214 million	36.2 billion
1986	198 million	455 million	35.5 billion
1985	205 million	330 million	33.2 billion
1984	273 million	243 million	36.8 billion
1983	303 million	284 million	39.1 billion
1982	241 million	444 million	41.4 billion
1981	129 million	470 million	42 billion
1980	468 million	516 million	37.4 billion
1979	591 million	612 million	33.3 billion
1978	682 million	329 million	39.2 billion
1977	517 million	348 million	37 billion
1976	711 million	294 million	33 billion
1975	1.02 billion	637 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.12 billion	673 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.02 billion	538 million	32.6 billion
1972	1.77 billion	497 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.1 billion	471 million	29.3 billion
1970	685 million	561 million	22.1 billion
1969	611 million	399 million	24.7 billion
1968	196 million	591 million	22.4 billion
1967	107 million	442 million	22.1 billion
1966	412 million	401 million	22.4 billion
1965	736 million	520 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.14 billion	421 million	24.2 billion
1963	1.22 billion	230 million	18.1 billion
1962	886 million	179 million	15.5 billion
1961	427 million	30 million	15 billion
1960	409 million	116 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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