Japan vs United Kingdom

Japan vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.11 billion TIV, or 2.82 times that in United Kingdom.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.11 billion TIV, or 2.82 times that in United Kingdom.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2018, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 5 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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

YearJapanUnited KingdomWorld
20251.72 billion609 million33.3 billion
20241.04 billion486 million30.6 billion
2023852 million469 million29.5 billion
20221.47 billion859 million33 billion
20211.01 billion886 million26.8 billion
2020929 million635 million23.4 billion
2019992 million402 million26.9 billion
2018764 million463 million27.3 billion
2017446 million1 billion31.2 billion
2016332 million288 million31.4 billion
2015343 million424 million28.7 billion
2014316 million217 million27 billion
2013341 million509 million27.4 billion
2012239 million566 million27.9 billion
2011300 million347 million29.9 billion
2010658 million461 million25.8 billion
2009990 million381 million24 billion
2008990 million575 million24.1 billion
2007553 million817 million26.5 billion
2006469 million375 million24.4 billion
2005375 million31 million21.3 billion
2004399 million212 million21.3 billion
2003458 million770 million19.2 billion
2002442 million721 million17.7 billion
2001427 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
2000497 million937 million20.5 billion
19991.26 billion132 million25.3 billion
19981.49 billion770 million27.9 billion
1997843 million513 million28.9 billion
1996876 million568 million23.7 billion
19951.26 billion496 million22.9 billion
19941.02 billion421 million22.8 billion
19932.13 billion796 million25.8 billion
19922.52 billion1.15 billion24.3 billion
19912.94 billion953 million27.8 billion
19902.68 billion130 million28.6 billion
19892.28 billion209 million31.7 billion
19882 billion285 million32.9 billion
19871.94 billion207 million36.2 billion
19861.89 billion273 million35.5 billion
19851.97 billion355 million33.2 billion
19842.05 billion682 million36.8 billion
19831.69 billion292 million39.1 billion
19821.44 billion766 million41.4 billion
19811.31 billion812 million42 billion
19801.03 billion557 million37.4 billion
1979920 million232 million33.3 billion
1978901 million191 million39.2 billion
1977788 million262 million37 billion
19761.48 billion251 million33 billion
19751.6 billion337 million34.2 billion
1974733 million319 million32.9 billion
1973468 million239 million32.6 billion
1972493 million222 million28.7 billion
1971605 million176 million29.3 billion
1970502 million70 million22.1 billion
1969488 million2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968557 million2.35 billion22.4 billion
1967610 million1.44 billion22.1 billion
1966324 million242 million22.4 billion
19651.16 billion166 million23.1 billion
19641.72 billion133 million24.2 billion
1963239 million159 million18.1 billion
1962263 million38 million15.5 billion
1961335 million34 million15 billion
1960790 million26 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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