Japan vs Poland

Japan vs Poland: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 2.17 billion TIV in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 454 million TIV, or 1.26 times that in Japan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Poland: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 2.17 billion TIV in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 454 million TIV, or 1.26 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 5 and Poland ranked 4 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

YearJapanPolandWorld
20251.72 billion2.17 billion33.3 billion
20241.04 billion1.54 billion30.6 billion
2023852 million1.39 billion29.5 billion
20221.47 billion414 million33 billion
20211.01 billion68 million26.8 billion
2020929 million153 million23.4 billion
2019992 million213 million26.9 billion
2018764 million50 million27.3 billion
2017446 million126 million31.2 billion
2016332 million45 million31.4 billion
2015343 million127 million28.7 billion
2014316 million275 million27 billion
2013341 million146 million27.4 billion
2012239 million227 million27.9 billion
2011300 million141 million29.9 billion
2010658 million174 million25.8 billion
2009990 million193 million24 billion
2008990 million633 million24.1 billion
2007553 million969 million26.5 billion
2006469 million442 million24.4 billion
2005375 million105 million21.3 billion
2004399 million223 million21.3 billion
2003458 million347 million19.2 billion
2002442 million253 million17.7 billion
2001427 million31 million18.3 billion
2000497 million146 million20.5 billion
19991.26 billion23 million25.3 billion
19981.49 billion–27.9 billion
1997843 million–28.9 billion
1996876 million101 million23.7 billion
19951.26 billion250 million22.9 billion
19941.02 billion74 million22.8 billion
19932.13 billion4 million25.8 billion
19922.52 billion100 million24.3 billion
19912.94 billion76 million27.8 billion
19902.68 billion226 million28.6 billion
19892.28 billion501 million31.7 billion
19882 billion903 million32.9 billion
19871.94 billion1.04 billion36.2 billion
19861.89 billion1.39 billion35.5 billion
19851.97 billion925 million33.2 billion
19842.05 billion466 million36.8 billion
19831.69 billion536 million39.1 billion
19821.44 billion709 million41.4 billion
19811.31 billion804 million42 billion
19801.03 billion1.12 billion37.4 billion
1979920 million1.19 billion33.3 billion
1978901 million1.19 billion39.2 billion
1977788 million1.02 billion37 billion
19761.48 billion1.1 billion33 billion
19751.6 billion887 million34.2 billion
1974733 million1.06 billion32.9 billion
1973468 million1.11 billion32.6 billion
1972493 million958 million28.7 billion
1971605 million1.01 billion29.3 billion
1970502 million859 million22.1 billion
1969488 million992 million24.7 billion
1968557 million927 million22.4 billion
1967610 million781 million22.1 billion
1966324 million1 billion22.4 billion
19651.16 billion1.16 billion23.1 billion
19641.72 billion1.57 billion24.2 billion
1963239 million1.02 billion18.1 billion
1962263 million685 million15.5 billion
1961335 million864 million15 billion
1960790 million889 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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