Poland vs United States
Poland vs United States: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 2.17 billion TIV in Poland and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.42 billion TIV, or 2.91 times that in United States.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2023, when it overtook United States.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 4 and United States ranked 13 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17 billion | 745 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 1.54 billion | 1.05 billion | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 1.39 billion | 891 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 414 million | 846 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 68 million | 922 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 153 million | 806 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 213 million | 882 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 50 million | 379 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 126 million | 504 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 45 million | 447 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 482 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 275 million | 568 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 146 million | 767 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 227 million | 1.14 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 141 million | 937 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 174 million | 969 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 193 million | 939 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 633 million | 936 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 969 million | 842 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 442 million | 706 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 105 million | 582 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 223 million | 596 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 347 million | 630 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 253 million | 515 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 31 million | 508 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 146 million | 333 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 23 million | 220 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | – | 262 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | – | 610 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 101 million | 601 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 250 million | 809 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 74 million | 951 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 4 million | 968 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 100 million | 540 million | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 76 million | 515 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 226 million | 363 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 501 million | 1.78 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 903 million | 1.79 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.04 billion | 2 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.39 billion | 424 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 925 million | 655 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 466 million | 381 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 536 million | 463 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 709 million | 248 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 804 million | 531 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 1.12 billion | 380 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 1.19 billion | 253 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 1.19 billion | 369 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 1.02 billion | 384 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 1.1 billion | 499 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 887 million | 388 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 1.06 billion | 586 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 1.11 billion | 656 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 958 million | 769 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 1.01 billion | 578 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 859 million | 38 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 992 million | 50 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 927 million | 62 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 781 million | 88 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 1 billion | 89 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.16 billion | 170 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 1.57 billion | 358 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 1.02 billion | 283 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 685 million | 236 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 864 million | 198 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 889 million | 181 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 United States
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025