Poland vs Türkiye
Poland vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 2.17 billion TIV in Poland and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.79 billion TIV, or 5.69 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 4 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 | Poland | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17 billion | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 1.54 billion | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 1.39 billion | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 414 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 68 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 153 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 213 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 50 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 126 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 45 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 275 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 146 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 227 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 141 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 174 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 193 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 633 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 969 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 442 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 105 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 223 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 347 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 253 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 31 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 146 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 23 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | – | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | – | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 101 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 250 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 74 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 4 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 100 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 76 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 226 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 501 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 903 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.04 billion | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.39 billion | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 925 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 466 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 536 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 709 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 804 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.12 billion | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 1.19 billion | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.19 billion | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.02 billion | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.1 billion | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 887 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.06 billion | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 1.11 billion | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 958 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.01 billion | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 859 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 992 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 927 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 781 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 1 billion | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.16 billion | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 1.57 billion | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 1.02 billion | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 685 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 864 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 889 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
Poland vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025