Spain vs Türkiye
Spain vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 237 million TIV in Spain and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 144 million TIV, or 1.61 times that in Spain.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Spain.
- In 2025, Spain ranked 33 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 | Spain | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 159 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 159 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 198 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 134 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 70 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 35 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 149 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 82 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 104 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 152 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 109 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 155 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 219 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 166 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 272 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 228 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 347 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 343 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 312 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 358 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 288 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 239 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 266 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 140 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 315 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 357 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 82 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 192 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 395 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 355 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 838 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 299 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 207 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 109 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 691 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 835 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 1.95 billion | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 1.08 billion | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 1.08 billion | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 327 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 81 million | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 614 million | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 512 million | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 636 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 689 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 650 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 432 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 312 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 831 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 1.16 billion | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 557 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 895 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 793 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 637 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 234 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 181 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 133 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 303 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 307 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 382 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 51 million | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 15 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 55 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 103 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 214 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
Spain vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancySpain: 83.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySpain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySpain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSpain: 3.54% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateSpain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSpain: 47.9 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSpain: 0.02% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSpain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSpain: 80.5% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageSpain: 44.9 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSpain: 20.7% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateSpain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSpain: 2.13% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSpain: $37.7B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personSpain: $839 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSpain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSpain: 199,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerSpain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSpain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsSpain: 341 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025