Japan vs South Africa

Japan vs South Africa: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 115 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 87 million TIV, or 4.11 times that in Japan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs South Africa: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 115 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 87 million TIV, or 4.11 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Japan.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanSouth AfricaWorld
202528 million115 million33.5 billion
202421 million96 million30.7 billion
202313 million105 million29.5 billion
2022–113 million33.3 billion
2021–143 million27.1 billion
2020–150 million24.1 billion
2019–129 million27 billion
20183 million118 million27.4 billion
20172 million100 million31.3 billion
2016–118 million31.5 billion
2015–76 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27.1 billion
2013–109 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
2010–250 million25.8 billion
2009–108 million24.4 billion
2008–142 million24.1 billion
200740 million137 million26.5 billion
2006–200 million24.5 billion
2005–36 million21.4 billion
2004–74 million21.3 billion
2003–47 million19.2 billion
2002–22 million17.7 billion
2001–32 million18.5 billion
2000–21 million20.5 billion
1999–24 million25.4 billion
1998–14 million27.9 billion
199725 million7 million28.9 billion
1996165 million31 million23.7 billion
1995126 million17 million22.9 billion
1994130 million13 million23 billion
1993122 million54 million25.8 billion
1992101 million85 million24.3 billion
199154 million54 million28.2 billion
199030 million–30.2 billion
198915 million034.9 billion
1988–25 million36.8 billion
1987–28 million39.4 billion
198692 million25 million39 billion
198544 million25 million38.2 billion
198417 million–41.6 billion
198317 million–43.9 billion
1982–1 million46.2 billion
1981–49 million45.8 billion
1980167 million49 million42.2 billion
197911 million–38.4 billion
19789 million–42.4 billion
1977–040 billion
1976–20 million36 billion
1975–29 million37.2 billion
197455 million2 million36.6 billion
197336 million1 million36.3 billion
19729 million22 million34.5 billion
197115 million7 million32.9 billion
1970–2 million25.3 billion
196931 million13 million28.1 billion
1968–9 million26.1 billion
1967–8 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 million33 million16.4 billion
19601 million27 million17.6 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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