Italy vs Thailand: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 33 million TIV in Thailand, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 533 million TIV, or 17 times that in Thailand.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

Italy has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Thailand.
In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and Thailand ranked 60 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	Thailand	World
2025	566 million	33 million	33.3 billion
2024	494 million	73 million	30.6 billion
2023	425 million	290 million	29.5 billion
2022	237 million	271 million	33 billion
2021	211 million	151 million	26.8 billion
2020	201 million	141 million	23.4 billion
2019	178 million	293 million	26.9 billion
2018	275 million	636 million	27.3 billion
2017	709 million	317 million	31.2 billion
2016	734 million	346 million	31.4 billion
2015	237 million	184 million	28.7 billion
2014	127 million	107 million	27 billion
2013	71 million	383 million	27.4 billion
2012	189 million	278 million	27.9 billion
2011	286 million	252 million	29.9 billion
2010	98 million	60 million	25.8 billion
2009	94 million	63 million	24 billion
2008	159 million	16 million	24.1 billion
2007	467 million	8 million	26.5 billion
2006	384 million	99 million	24.4 billion
2005	136 million	115 million	21.3 billion
2004	490 million	138 million	21.3 billion
2003	617 million	131 million	19.2 billion
2002	240 million	152 million	17.7 billion
2001	234 million	109 million	18.3 billion
2000	278 million	77 million	20.5 billion
1999	25 million	160 million	25.3 billion
1998	56 million	62 million	27.9 billion
1997	474 million	910 million	28.9 billion
1996	265 million	741 million	23.7 billion
1995	322 million	530 million	22.9 billion
1994	180 million	608 million	22.8 billion
1993	205 million	182 million	25.8 billion
1992	192 million	429 million	24.3 billion
1991	210 million	575 million	27.8 billion
1990	155 million	235 million	28.6 billion
1989	196 million	284 million	31.7 billion
1988	179 million	623 million	32.9 billion
1987	183 million	539 million	36.2 billion
1986	198 million	162 million	35.5 billion
1985	205 million	185 million	33.2 billion
1984	273 million	360 million	36.8 billion
1983	303 million	247 million	39.1 billion
1982	241 million	81 million	41.4 billion
1981	129 million	350 million	42 billion
1980	468 million	318 million	37.4 billion
1979	591 million	326 million	33.3 billion
1978	682 million	192 million	39.2 billion
1977	517 million	111 million	37 billion
1976	711 million	154 million	33 billion
1975	1.02 billion	90 million	34.2 billion
1974	1.12 billion	114 million	32.9 billion
1973	1.02 billion	321 million	32.6 billion
1972	1.77 billion	147 million	28.7 billion
1971	1.1 billion	243 million	29.3 billion
1970	685 million	258 million	22.1 billion
1969	611 million	121 million	24.7 billion
1968	196 million	88 million	22.4 billion
1967	107 million	140 million	22.1 billion
1966	412 million	58 million	22.4 billion
1965	736 million	87 million	23.1 billion
1964	1.14 billion	84 million	24.2 billion
1963	1.22 billion	111 million	18.1 billion
1962	886 million	113 million	15.5 billion
1961	427 million	52 million	15 billion
1960	409 million	28 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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