Japan vs South Korea

Japan vs South Korea: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 2.02 billion TIV in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.99 billion TIV, or 72 times that in Japan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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Japan vs South Korea: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 2.02 billion TIV in South Korea, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 1.99 billion TIV, or 72 times that in Japan.
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Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years before
Japan28 million 2025—
South Korea2.02 billion 202592 million
World33.5 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 2007.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanSouth KoreaWorld
202528 million2.02 billion33.5 billion
202421 million1.1 billion30.7 billion
202313 million675 million29.5 billion
2022–231 million33.3 billion
2021–536 million27.1 billion
2020–829 million24.1 billion
2019–675 million27 billion
20183 million1.05 billion27.4 billion
20172 million700 million31.3 billion
2016–435 million31.5 billion
2015–92 million28.7 billion
2014–218 million27.1 billion
2013–350 million27.4 billion
2012–203 million27.9 billion
2011–328 million29.9 billion
2010–177 million25.8 billion
2009–224 million24.4 billion
2008–110 million24.1 billion
200740 million278 million26.5 billion
2006–158 million24.5 billion
2005–109 million21.4 billion
2004–74 million21.3 billion
2003–96 million19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–230 million18.5 billion
2000–36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.4 billion
1998–32 million27.9 billion
199725 million25 million28.9 billion
1996165 million24 million23.7 billion
1995126 million30 million22.9 billion
1994130 million7 million23 billion
1993122 million62 million25.8 billion
1992101 million–24.3 billion
199154 million118 million28.2 billion
199030 million72 million30.2 billion
198915 million48 million34.9 billion
1988–54 million36.8 billion
1987––39.4 billion
198692 million73 million39 billion
198544 million28 million38.2 billion
198417 million126 million41.6 billion
198317 million–43.9 billion
1982–65 million46.2 billion
1981–130 million45.8 billion
1980167 million105 million42.2 billion
197911 million105 million38.4 billion
19789 million–42.4 billion
1977––40 billion
1976––36 billion
1975––37.2 billion
197455 million–36.6 billion
197336 million–36.3 billion
19729 million141 million34.5 billion
197115 million–32.9 billion
1970––25.3 billion
196931 million–28.1 billion
1968––26.1 billion
1967––25.6 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.

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