Japan vs Türkiye

Japan vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.33 billion TIV, or 4.5 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Türkiye: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.33 billion TIV, or 4.5 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 5 and Türkiye ranked 30 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

YearJapanTürkiyeWorld
20251.72 billion381 million33.3 billion
20241.04 billion381 million30.6 billion
2023852 million679 million29.5 billion
20221.47 billion187 million33 billion
20211.01 billion249 million26.8 billion
2020929 million110 million23.4 billion
2019992 million742 million26.9 billion
2018764 million476 million27.3 billion
2017446 million427 million31.2 billion
2016332 million324 million31.4 billion
2015343 million446 million28.7 billion
2014316 million1.53 billion27 billion
2013341 million769 million27.4 billion
2012239 million1.48 billion27.9 billion
2011300 million794 million29.9 billion
2010658 million469 million25.8 billion
2009990 million714 million24 billion
2008990 million623 million24.1 billion
2007553 million675 million26.5 billion
2006469 million524 million24.4 billion
2005375 million1.08 billion21.3 billion
2004399 million252 million21.3 billion
2003458 million327 million19.2 billion
2002442 million878 million17.7 billion
2001427 million501 million18.3 billion
2000497 million1.18 billion20.5 billion
19991.26 billion1.73 billion25.3 billion
19981.49 billion2.62 billion27.9 billion
1997843 million1.51 billion28.9 billion
1996876 million1.49 billion23.7 billion
19951.26 billion1.56 billion22.9 billion
19941.02 billion1.89 billion22.8 billion
19932.13 billion2.33 billion25.8 billion
19922.52 billion1.87 billion24.3 billion
19912.94 billion1.29 billion27.8 billion
19902.68 billion1.24 billion28.6 billion
19892.28 billion1.03 billion31.7 billion
19882 billion1.63 billion32.9 billion
19871.94 billion1.43 billion36.2 billion
19861.89 billion472 million35.5 billion
19851.97 billion678 million33.2 billion
19842.05 billion549 million36.8 billion
19831.69 billion503 million39.1 billion
19821.44 billion478 million41.4 billion
19811.31 billion726 million42 billion
19801.03 billion486 million37.4 billion
1979920 million917 million33.3 billion
1978901 million984 million39.2 billion
1977788 million293 million37 billion
19761.48 billion358 million33 billion
19751.6 billion640 million34.2 billion
1974733 million1.28 billion32.9 billion
1973468 million790 million32.6 billion
1972493 million1.09 billion28.7 billion
1971605 million941 million29.3 billion
1970502 million396 million22.1 billion
1969488 million628 million24.7 billion
1968557 million418 million22.4 billion
1967610 million593 million22.1 billion
1966324 million525 million22.4 billion
19651.16 billion603 million23.1 billion
19641.72 billion839 million24.2 billion
1963239 million586 million18.1 billion
1962263 million266 million15.5 billion
1961335 million322 million15 billion
1960790 million581 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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