Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.48 billion TIV, or 5.37 times that in Italy.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Italy.
In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and Saudi Arabia ranked 1 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	Saudi Arabia	World
2025	566 million	3.04 billion	33.3 billion
2024	494 million	1.24 billion	30.6 billion
2023	425 million	1.33 billion	29.5 billion
2022	237 million	3.05 billion	33 billion
2021	211 million	1.75 billion	26.8 billion
2020	201 million	2.24 billion	23.4 billion
2019	178 million	3.03 billion	26.9 billion
2018	275 million	2.94 billion	27.3 billion
2017	709 million	3.85 billion	31.2 billion
2016	734 million	2.91 billion	31.4 billion
2015	237 million	3.47 billion	28.7 billion
2014	127 million	2.72 billion	27 billion
2013	71 million	1.69 billion	27.4 billion
2012	189 million	835 million	27.9 billion
2011	286 million	1.18 billion	29.9 billion
2010	98 million	1.11 billion	25.8 billion
2009	94 million	828 million	24 billion
2008	159 million	389 million	24.1 billion
2007	467 million	229 million	26.5 billion
2006	384 million	207 million	24.4 billion
2005	136 million	166 million	21.3 billion
2004	490 million	1.16 billion	21.3 billion
2003	617 million	158 million	19.2 billion
2002	240 million	559 million	17.7 billion
2001	234 million	59 million	18.3 billion
2000	278 million	104 million	20.5 billion
1999	25 million	1.58 billion	25.3 billion
1998	56 million	2.89 billion	27.9 billion
1997	474 million	2.79 billion	28.9 billion
1996	265 million	1.73 billion	23.7 billion
1995	322 million	985 million	22.9 billion
1994	180 million	981 million	22.8 billion
1993	205 million	2.35 billion	25.8 billion
1992	192 million	1.15 billion	24.3 billion
1991	210 million	1.04 billion	27.8 billion
1990	155 million	2.04 billion	28.6 billion
1989	196 million	1.38 billion	31.7 billion
1988	179 million	784 million	32.9 billion
1987	183 million	2.01 billion	36.2 billion
1986	198 million	2.84 billion	35.5 billion
1985	205 million	1.31 billion	33.2 billion
1984	273 million	824 million	36.8 billion
1983	303 million	1.82 billion	39.1 billion
1982	241 million	2.22 billion	41.4 billion
1981	129 million	1.82 billion	42 billion
1980	468 million	1.09 billion	37.4 billion
1979	591 million	767 million	33.3 billion
1978	682 million	1.01 billion	39.2 billion
1977	517 million	1.02 billion	37 billion
1976	711 million	702 million	33 billion
1975	1.02 billion	372 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.12 billion	547 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.02 billion	202 million	32.6 billion
1972	1.77 billion	130 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.1 billion	10 million	29.3 billion
1970	685 million	87 million	22.1 billion
1969	611 million	416 million	24.7 billion
1968	196 million	448 million	22.4 billion
1967	107 million	222 million	22.1 billion
1966	412 million	227 million	22.4 billion
1965	736 million	48 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.14 billion	5 million	24.2 billion
1963	1.22 billion	–	18.1 billion
1962	886 million	22 million	15.5 billion
1961	427 million	8 million	15 billion
1960	409 million	6 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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