Pakistan vs Türkiye
Pakistan vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 706 million TIV in Pakistan and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 325 million TIV, or 1.85 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 14 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
| Year | Pakistan | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 706 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 1.07 billion | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 2.2 billion | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 1.53 billion | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 984 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 624 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 654 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 893 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 870 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 872 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 771 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 877 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 1.11 billion | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 1.02 billion | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 1.18 billion | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 2.23 billion | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 1.2 billion | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 1.07 billion | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 693 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 324 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 427 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 471 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 645 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 566 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 412 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 175 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 867 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 699 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 691 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 506 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 368 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 862 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 992 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 352 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 511 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 635 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 974 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 412 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 617 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 280 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 751 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 863 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 784 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 544 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 491 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 900 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 697 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 655 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 271 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 276 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 223 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 225 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 177 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 664 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 553 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 422 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 542 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 415 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 151 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 592 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 222 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 96 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 225 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 84 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 41 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 46 million | 581 million | 15.7 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Pakistan vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPakistan: $11.5B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsPakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025