Spain vs United States

Spain vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 237 million TIV in Spain and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 508 million TIV, or 3.14 times that in Spain.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Spain vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 237 million TIV in Spain and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 508 million TIV, or 3.14 times that in Spain.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2025, Spain ranked 33 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

YearSpainUnited StatesWorld
2025237 million745 million33.3 billion
2024159 million1.05 billion30.6 billion
2023159 million891 million29.5 billion
2022198 million846 million33 billion
2021134 million922 million26.8 billion
202070 million806 million23.4 billion
201935 million882 million26.9 billion
2018149 million379 million27.3 billion
201782 million504 million31.2 billion
2016104 million447 million31.4 billion
2015152 million482 million28.7 billion
2014109 million568 million27 billion
2013155 million767 million27.4 billion
2012219 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
2011166 million937 million29.9 billion
2010272 million969 million25.8 billion
2009228 million939 million24 billion
2008347 million936 million24.1 billion
2007343 million842 million26.5 billion
2006312 million706 million24.4 billion
2005358 million582 million21.3 billion
2004288 million596 million21.3 billion
2003239 million630 million19.2 billion
2002266 million515 million17.7 billion
2001140 million508 million18.3 billion
2000315 million333 million20.5 billion
1999357 million220 million25.3 billion
199882 million262 million27.9 billion
1997192 million610 million28.9 billion
1996395 million601 million23.7 billion
1995355 million809 million22.9 billion
1994838 million951 million22.8 billion
1993299 million968 million25.8 billion
1992207 million540 million24.3 billion
1991109 million515 million27.8 billion
1990691 million363 million28.6 billion
1989835 million1.78 billion31.7 billion
19881.95 billion1.79 billion32.9 billion
19871.08 billion2 billion36.2 billion
19861.08 billion424 million35.5 billion
1985327 million655 million33.2 billion
198481 million381 million36.8 billion
1983614 million463 million39.1 billion
1982512 million248 million41.4 billion
1981636 million531 million42 billion
1980689 million380 million37.4 billion
1979650 million253 million33.3 billion
1978432 million369 million39.2 billion
1977312 million384 million37 billion
1976831 million499 million33 billion
19751.16 billion388 million34.2 billion
1974557 million586 million32.9 billion
1973895 million656 million32.6 billion
1972793 million769 million28.7 billion
1971637 million578 million29.3 billion
1970234 million38 million22.1 billion
1969181 million50 million24.7 billion
1968133 million62 million22.4 billion
1967303 million88 million22.1 billion
1966307 million89 million22.4 billion
1965382 million170 million23.1 billion
196451 million358 million24.2 billion
196315 million283 million18.1 billion
196255 million236 million15.5 billion
1961103 million198 million15 billion
1960214 million181 million15.7 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.

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