Japan vs United States

Japan vs United States: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 14 billion TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 14 billion TIV, or 500 times that in Japan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs United States: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 28 million TIV in Japan and 14 billion TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 14 billion TIV, or 500 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanUnited StatesWorld
202528 million14 billion33.5 billion
202421 million13.7 billion30.7 billion
202313 million10.9 billion29.5 billion
2022–14.5 billion33.3 billion
2021–11.6 billion27.1 billion
2020–9.73 billion24.1 billion
2019–10.5 billion27 billion
20183 million9.26 billion27.4 billion
20172 million11.4 billion31.3 billion
2016–9.89 billion31.5 billion
2015–10.3 billion28.7 billion
2014–9.46 billion27.1 billion
2013–7.77 billion27.4 billion
2012–8.97 billion27.9 billion
2011–9.04 billion29.9 billion
2010–8.35 billion25.8 billion
2009–7.15 billion24.4 billion
2008–7.09 billion24.1 billion
200740 million7.87 billion26.5 billion
2006–7.5 billion24.5 billion
2005–6.72 billion21.4 billion
2004–6.87 billion21.3 billion
2003–5.68 billion19.2 billion
2002–4.87 billion17.7 billion
2001–5.59 billion18.5 billion
2000–7.68 billion20.5 billion
1999–11.6 billion25.4 billion
1998–15.8 billion27.9 billion
199725 million14.5 billion28.9 billion
1996165 million10.8 billion23.7 billion
1995126 million11.2 billion22.9 billion
1994130 million11.5 billion23 billion
1993122 million13.8 billion25.8 billion
1992101 million14.1 billion24.3 billion
199154 million12.6 billion28.2 billion
199030 million10.7 billion30.2 billion
198915 million11.4 billion34.9 billion
1988–12 billion36.8 billion
1987–12.2 billion39.4 billion
198692 million11.6 billion39 billion
198544 million10.8 billion38.2 billion
198417 million11.9 billion41.6 billion
198317 million13.8 billion43.9 billion
1982–14 billion46.2 billion
1981–13.7 billion45.8 billion
1980167 million10.7 billion42.2 billion
197911 million9.79 billion38.4 billion
19789 million13.5 billion42.4 billion
1977–14.3 billion40 billion
1976–15.7 billion36 billion
1975–15.3 billion37.2 billion
197455 million12.7 billion36.6 billion
197336 million12 billion36.3 billion
19729 million10.7 billion34.5 billion
197115 million11.6 billion32.9 billion
1970–8.35 billion25.3 billion
196931 million11.6 billion28.1 billion
1968–8.62 billion26.1 billion
1967–7.44 billion25.6 billion
19665 million8.94 billion25.8 billion
1965–12 billion25.8 billion
196414 million12.5 billion26.7 billion
19638 million9.43 billion20.3 billion
1962100 million6.13 billion17.5 billion
196161 million6.29 billion16.4 billion
19601 million6.13 billion17.6 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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