Japan vs Saudi Arabia

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Arms exports

Arms exports: 28 million TIV in Japan in 2025 and 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 10 million TIV, or 4.33 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Arms exportsArms exports: 28 million TIV in Japan in 2025 and 3 million TIV in Saudi Arabia in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 10 million TIV, or 4.33 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1972.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanSaudi ArabiaWorld
202528 million–33.5 billion
202421 million–30.7 billion
202313 million3 million29.5 billion
2022––33.3 billion
2021––27.1 billion
2020––24.1 billion
2019––27 billion
20183 million–27.4 billion
20172 million–31.3 billion
2016–5 million31.5 billion
2015–3 million28.7 billion
2014––27.1 billion
2013––27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
2011–58 million29.9 billion
2010–1 million25.8 billion
2009––24.4 billion
2008––24.1 billion
200740 million–26.5 billion
2006–18 million24.5 billion
2005––21.4 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.5 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999––25.4 billion
1998––27.9 billion
199725 million–28.9 billion
1996165 million1 million23.7 billion
1995126 million–22.9 billion
1994130 million–23 billion
1993122 million12 million25.8 billion
1992101 million–24.3 billion
199154 million–28.2 billion
199030 million–30.2 billion
198915 million–34.9 billion
1988––36.8 billion
1987––39.4 billion
198692 million–39 billion
198544 million4 million38.2 billion
198417 million6 million41.6 billion
198317 million–43.9 billion
1982––46.2 billion
1981–33 million45.8 billion
1980167 million–42.2 billion
197911 million5 million38.4 billion
19789 million–42.4 billion
1977–13 million40 billion
1976–036 billion
1975––37.2 billion
197455 million–36.6 billion
197336 million–36.3 billion
19729 million2 million34.5 billion
197115 million–32.9 billion
1970––25.3 billion
196931 million–28.1 billion
1968–3 million26.1 billion
1967–4 million25.6 billion
19665 million–25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
196414 million–26.7 billion
19638 million–20.3 billion
1962100 million–17.5 billion
196161 million–16.4 billion
19601 million–17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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