Italy vs Türkiye

Italy vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 185 million TIV, or 1.49 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Italy vs Türkiye: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 185 million TIV, or 1.49 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and Türkiye ranked 30 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

YearItalyTürkiyeWorld
2025566 million381 million33.3 billion
2024494 million381 million30.6 billion
2023425 million679 million29.5 billion
2022237 million187 million33 billion
2021211 million249 million26.8 billion
2020201 million110 million23.4 billion
2019178 million742 million26.9 billion
2018275 million476 million27.3 billion
2017709 million427 million31.2 billion
2016734 million324 million31.4 billion
2015237 million446 million28.7 billion
2014127 million1.53 billion27 billion
201371 million769 million27.4 billion
2012189 million1.48 billion27.9 billion
2011286 million794 million29.9 billion
201098 million469 million25.8 billion
200994 million714 million24 billion
2008159 million623 million24.1 billion
2007467 million675 million26.5 billion
2006384 million524 million24.4 billion
2005136 million1.08 billion21.3 billion
2004490 million252 million21.3 billion
2003617 million327 million19.2 billion
2002240 million878 million17.7 billion
2001234 million501 million18.3 billion
2000278 million1.18 billion20.5 billion
199925 million1.73 billion25.3 billion
199856 million2.62 billion27.9 billion
1997474 million1.51 billion28.9 billion
1996265 million1.49 billion23.7 billion
1995322 million1.56 billion22.9 billion
1994180 million1.89 billion22.8 billion
1993205 million2.33 billion25.8 billion
1992192 million1.87 billion24.3 billion
1991210 million1.29 billion27.8 billion
1990155 million1.24 billion28.6 billion
1989196 million1.03 billion31.7 billion
1988179 million1.63 billion32.9 billion
1987183 million1.43 billion36.2 billion
1986198 million472 million35.5 billion
1985205 million678 million33.2 billion
1984273 million549 million36.8 billion
1983303 million503 million39.1 billion
1982241 million478 million41.4 billion
1981129 million726 million42 billion
1980468 million486 million37.4 billion
1979591 million917 million33.3 billion
1978682 million984 million39.2 billion
1977517 million293 million37 billion
1976711 million358 million33 billion
19751.02 billion640 million34.2 billion
19741.12 billion1.28 billion32.9 billion
19731.02 billion790 million32.6 billion
19721.77 billion1.09 billion28.7 billion
19711.1 billion941 million29.3 billion
1970685 million396 million22.1 billion
1969611 million628 million24.7 billion
1968196 million418 million22.4 billion
1967107 million593 million22.1 billion
1966412 million525 million22.4 billion
1965736 million603 million23.1 billion
19641.14 billion839 million24.2 billion
19631.22 billion586 million18.1 billion
1962886 million266 million15.5 billion
1961427 million322 million15 billion
1960409 million581 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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