Netherlands vs Türkiye
Netherlands vs Türkiye: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 824 million TIV in Netherlands and 381 million TIV in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 443 million TIV, or 2.16 times that in Türkiye.
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Türkiye.
- In 2025, Netherlands ranked 12 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 | Netherlands | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 824 million | 381 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 333 million | 381 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 374 million | 679 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 725 million | 187 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 512 million | 249 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 575 million | 110 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 494 million | 742 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 139 million | 476 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 33 million | 427 million | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 69 million | 324 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 51 million | 446 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 8 million | 1.53 billion | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 488 million | 769 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 190 million | 1.48 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 115 million | 794 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 171 million | 469 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 262 million | 714 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 147 million | 623 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 221 million | 675 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 304 million | 524 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 86 million | 1.08 billion | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 130 million | 252 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 327 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 247 million | 878 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 164 million | 501 million | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 123 million | 1.18 billion | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 278 million | 1.73 billion | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 269 million | 2.62 billion | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 1.51 billion | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 203 million | 1.49 billion | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 84 million | 1.56 billion | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 205 million | 1.89 billion | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 140 million | 2.33 billion | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 237 million | 1.87 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 322 million | 1.29 billion | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 273 million | 1.24 billion | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 705 million | 1.03 billion | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 393 million | 1.63 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 614 million | 1.43 billion | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 792 million | 472 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 892 million | 678 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 1.17 billion | 549 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 1.33 billion | 503 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 1.24 billion | 478 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 755 million | 726 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 645 million | 486 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 792 million | 917 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 717 million | 984 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 606 million | 293 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 285 million | 358 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 108 million | 640 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 40 million | 1.28 billion | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 21 million | 790 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 650 million | 1.09 billion | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 698 million | 941 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 699 million | 396 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 569 million | 628 million | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 288 million | 418 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 751 million | 593 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 204 million | 525 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 815 million | 603 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 1.01 billion | 839 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 767 million | 586 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 294 million | 266 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 227 million | 322 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 255 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
Netherlands vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyNetherlands: 82.2 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNetherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNetherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNetherlands: 4.03% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateNetherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNetherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthNetherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNetherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNetherlands: 95.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageNetherlands: 41.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNetherlands: 20.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateNetherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNetherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNetherlands: $27B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personNetherlands: $1,582 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNetherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNetherlands: 41,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerNetherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNetherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms exportsNetherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025