Japan vs Netherlands

Japan vs Netherlands: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 891 million TIV, or 2.08 times that in Netherlands.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Netherlands: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 824 million TIV in Netherlands, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 891 million TIV, or 2.08 times that in Netherlands.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Netherlands.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 5 and Netherlands ranked 12 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

YearJapanNetherlandsWorld
20251.72 billion824 million33.3 billion
20241.04 billion333 million30.6 billion
2023852 million374 million29.5 billion
20221.47 billion725 million33 billion
20211.01 billion512 million26.8 billion
2020929 million575 million23.4 billion
2019992 million494 million26.9 billion
2018764 million139 million27.3 billion
2017446 million33 million31.2 billion
2016332 million69 million31.4 billion
2015343 million51 million28.7 billion
2014316 million8 million27 billion
2013341 million488 million27.4 billion
2012239 million190 million27.9 billion
2011300 million115 million29.9 billion
2010658 million171 million25.8 billion
2009990 million262 million24 billion
2008990 million147 million24.1 billion
2007553 million221 million26.5 billion
2006469 million304 million24.4 billion
2005375 million86 million21.3 billion
2004399 million130 million21.3 billion
2003458 million128 million19.2 billion
2002442 million247 million17.7 billion
2001427 million164 million18.3 billion
2000497 million123 million20.5 billion
19991.26 billion278 million25.3 billion
19981.49 billion269 million27.9 billion
1997843 million126 million28.9 billion
1996876 million203 million23.7 billion
19951.26 billion84 million22.9 billion
19941.02 billion205 million22.8 billion
19932.13 billion140 million25.8 billion
19922.52 billion237 million24.3 billion
19912.94 billion322 million27.8 billion
19902.68 billion273 million28.6 billion
19892.28 billion705 million31.7 billion
19882 billion393 million32.9 billion
19871.94 billion614 million36.2 billion
19861.89 billion792 million35.5 billion
19851.97 billion892 million33.2 billion
19842.05 billion1.17 billion36.8 billion
19831.69 billion1.33 billion39.1 billion
19821.44 billion1.24 billion41.4 billion
19811.31 billion755 million42 billion
19801.03 billion645 million37.4 billion
1979920 million792 million33.3 billion
1978901 million717 million39.2 billion
1977788 million606 million37 billion
19761.48 billion285 million33 billion
19751.6 billion108 million34.2 billion
1974733 million40 million32.9 billion
1973468 million21 million32.6 billion
1972493 million650 million28.7 billion
1971605 million698 million29.3 billion
1970502 million699 million22.1 billion
1969488 million569 million24.7 billion
1968557 million288 million22.4 billion
1967610 million751 million22.1 billion
1966324 million204 million22.4 billion
19651.16 billion815 million23.1 billion
19641.72 billion1.01 billion24.2 billion
1963239 million767 million18.1 billion
1962263 million294 million15.5 billion
1961335 million227 million15 billion
1960790 million255 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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