Sweden vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 146 million TIV in Sweden and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 235 million TIV, or 2.61 times that in Sweden.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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Türkiye has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Sweden.
The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Sweden	Türkiye	World
2025	146 million	381 million	33.3 billion
2024	56 million	381 million	30.6 billion
2023	98 million	679 million	29.5 billion
2022	318 million	187 million	33 billion
2021	110 million	249 million	26.8 billion
2020	3 million	110 million	23.4 billion
2019	7 million	742 million	26.9 billion
2018	7 million	476 million	27.3 billion
2017	32 million	427 million	31.2 billion
2016	70 million	324 million	31.4 billion
2015	24 million	446 million	28.7 billion
2014	48 million	1.53 billion	27 billion
2013	58 million	769 million	27.4 billion
2012	202 million	1.48 billion	27.9 billion
2011	185 million	794 million	29.9 billion
2010	–	469 million	25.8 billion
2009	15 million	714 million	24 billion
2008	52 million	623 million	24.1 billion
2007	51 million	675 million	26.5 billion
2006	121 million	524 million	24.4 billion
2005	78 million	1.08 billion	21.3 billion
2004	47 million	252 million	21.3 billion
2003	66 million	327 million	19.2 billion
2002	74 million	878 million	17.7 billion
2001	165 million	501 million	18.3 billion
2000	196 million	1.18 billion	20.5 billion
1999	224 million	1.73 billion	25.3 billion
1998	294 million	2.62 billion	27.9 billion
1997	196 million	1.51 billion	28.9 billion
1996	98 million	1.49 billion	23.7 billion
1995	106 million	1.56 billion	22.9 billion
1994	307 million	1.89 billion	22.8 billion
1993	46 million	2.33 billion	25.8 billion
1992	60 million	1.87 billion	24.3 billion
1991	55 million	1.29 billion	27.8 billion
1990	94 million	1.24 billion	28.6 billion
1989	127 million	1.03 billion	31.7 billion
1988	152 million	1.63 billion	32.9 billion
1987	125 million	1.43 billion	36.2 billion
1986	118 million	472 million	35.5 billion
1985	84 million	678 million	33.2 billion
1984	108 million	549 million	36.8 billion
1983	106 million	503 million	39.1 billion
1982	153 million	478 million	41.4 billion
1981	495 million	726 million	42 billion
1980	291 million	486 million	37.4 billion
1979	233 million	917 million	33.3 billion
1978	229 million	984 million	39.2 billion
1977	114 million	293 million	37 billion
1976	214 million	358 million	33 billion
1975	292 million	640 million	34.2 billion
1974	256 million	1.28 billion	32.9 billion
1973	231 million	790 million	32.6 billion
1972	196 million	1.09 billion	28.7 billion
1971	160 million	941 million	29.3 billion
1970	137 million	396 million	22.1 billion
1969	172 million	628 million	24.7 billion
1968	189 million	418 million	22.4 billion
1967	318 million	593 million	22.1 billion
1966	299 million	525 million	22.4 billion
1965	324 million	603 million	23.1 billion
1964	400 million	839 million	24.2 billion
1963	335 million	586 million	18.1 billion
1962	177 million	266 million	15.5 billion
1961	165 million	322 million	15 billion
1960	227 million	581 million	15.7 billion

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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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