Italy vs United States

Italy vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 179 million TIV, or 1.32 times that in Italy.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Italy vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 566 million TIV in Italy and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 179 million TIV, or 1.32 times that in Italy.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Italy ranked 18 and United States ranked 13 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

YearItalyUnited StatesWorld
2025566 million745 million33.3 billion
2024494 million1.05 billion30.6 billion
2023425 million891 million29.5 billion
2022237 million846 million33 billion
2021211 million922 million26.8 billion
2020201 million806 million23.4 billion
2019178 million882 million26.9 billion
2018275 million379 million27.3 billion
2017709 million504 million31.2 billion
2016734 million447 million31.4 billion
2015237 million482 million28.7 billion
2014127 million568 million27 billion
201371 million767 million27.4 billion
2012189 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
2011286 million937 million29.9 billion
201098 million969 million25.8 billion
200994 million939 million24 billion
2008159 million936 million24.1 billion
2007467 million842 million26.5 billion
2006384 million706 million24.4 billion
2005136 million582 million21.3 billion
2004490 million596 million21.3 billion
2003617 million630 million19.2 billion
2002240 million515 million17.7 billion
2001234 million508 million18.3 billion
2000278 million333 million20.5 billion
199925 million220 million25.3 billion
199856 million262 million27.9 billion
1997474 million610 million28.9 billion
1996265 million601 million23.7 billion
1995322 million809 million22.9 billion
1994180 million951 million22.8 billion
1993205 million968 million25.8 billion
1992192 million540 million24.3 billion
1991210 million515 million27.8 billion
1990155 million363 million28.6 billion
1989196 million1.78 billion31.7 billion
1988179 million1.79 billion32.9 billion
1987183 million2 billion36.2 billion
1986198 million424 million35.5 billion
1985205 million655 million33.2 billion
1984273 million381 million36.8 billion
1983303 million463 million39.1 billion
1982241 million248 million41.4 billion
1981129 million531 million42 billion
1980468 million380 million37.4 billion
1979591 million253 million33.3 billion
1978682 million369 million39.2 billion
1977517 million384 million37 billion
1976711 million499 million33 billion
19751.02 billion388 million34.2 billion
19741.12 billion586 million32.9 billion
19731.02 billion656 million32.6 billion
19721.77 billion769 million28.7 billion
19711.1 billion578 million29.3 billion
1970685 million38 million22.1 billion
1969611 million50 million24.7 billion
1968196 million62 million22.4 billion
1967107 million88 million22.1 billion
1966412 million89 million22.4 billion
1965736 million170 million23.1 billion
19641.14 billion358 million24.2 billion
19631.22 billion283 million18.1 billion
1962886 million236 million15.5 billion
1961427 million198 million15 billion
1960409 million181 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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