Switzerland vs Türkiye: Arms imports

Arms imports: 33 million TIV in Switzerland in 2023 and 381 million TIV in Türkiye in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 646 million TIV, or 21 times that in Switzerland.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Year	Switzerland	Türkiye	World
2025	–	381 million	33.3 billion
2024	–	381 million	30.6 billion
2023	33 million	679 million	29.5 billion
2022	15 million	187 million	33 billion
2021	–	249 million	26.8 billion
2020	–	110 million	23.4 billion
2019	–	742 million	26.9 billion
2018	–	476 million	27.3 billion
2017	–	427 million	31.2 billion
2016	70 million	324 million	31.4 billion
2015	10 million	446 million	28.7 billion
2014	5 million	1.53 billion	27 billion
2013	–	769 million	27.4 billion
2012	2 million	1.48 billion	27.9 billion
2011	24 million	794 million	29.9 billion
2010	38 million	469 million	25.8 billion
2009	36 million	714 million	24 billion
2008	15 million	623 million	24.1 billion
2007	108 million	675 million	26.5 billion
2006	83 million	524 million	24.4 billion
2005	168 million	1.08 billion	21.3 billion
2004	203 million	252 million	21.3 billion
2003	117 million	327 million	19.2 billion
2002	58 million	878 million	17.7 billion
2001	60 million	501 million	18.3 billion
2000	15 million	1.18 billion	20.5 billion
1999	499 million	1.73 billion	25.3 billion
1998	428 million	2.62 billion	27.9 billion
1997	375 million	1.51 billion	28.9 billion
1996	187 million	1.49 billion	23.7 billion
1995	93 million	1.56 billion	22.9 billion
1994	114 million	1.89 billion	22.8 billion
1993	98 million	2.33 billion	25.8 billion
1992	381 million	1.87 billion	24.3 billion
1991	469 million	1.29 billion	27.8 billion
1990	433 million	1.24 billion	28.6 billion
1989	318 million	1.03 billion	31.7 billion
1988	179 million	1.63 billion	32.9 billion
1987	151 million	1.43 billion	36.2 billion
1986	108 million	472 million	35.5 billion
1985	341 million	678 million	33.2 billion
1984	404 million	549 million	36.8 billion
1983	442 million	503 million	39.1 billion
1982	175 million	478 million	41.4 billion
1981	289 million	726 million	42 billion
1980	272 million	486 million	37.4 billion
1979	226 million	917 million	33.3 billion
1978	217 million	984 million	39.2 billion
1977	4 million	293 million	37 billion
1976	142 million	358 million	33 billion
1975	136 million	640 million	34.2 billion
1974	64 million	1.28 billion	32.9 billion
1973	123 million	790 million	32.6 billion
1972	192 million	1.09 billion	28.7 billion
1971	153 million	941 million	29.3 billion
1970	142 million	396 million	22.1 billion
1969	166 million	628 million	24.7 billion
1968	199 million	418 million	22.4 billion
1967	177 million	593 million	22.1 billion
1966	373 million	525 million	22.4 billion
1965	228 million	603 million	23.1 billion
1964	263 million	839 million	24.2 billion
1963	52 million	586 million	18.1 billion
1962	4 million	266 million	15.5 billion
1961	37 million	322 million	15 billion
1960	218 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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