Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Arms imports
Arms imports in 2025: 824 million TIV in Netherlands and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 215 million TIV, or 1.35 times that in United Kingdom.
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Latest figures
SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 824 million 2025 | 51 million | 12 of 110 |
| United Kingdom | 609 million 2025 | 424 million | 16 of 110 |
| World | 33.3 billion 2025 | 28.7 billion |
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United Kingdom.
- In 2025, Netherlands ranked 12 and United Kingdom ranked 16 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 824 million | 609 million | 33.3 billion |
| 2024 | 333 million | 486 million | 30.6 billion |
| 2023 | 374 million | 469 million | 29.5 billion |
| 2022 | 725 million | 859 million | 33 billion |
| 2021 | 512 million | 886 million | 26.8 billion |
| 2020 | 575 million | 635 million | 23.4 billion |
| 2019 | 494 million | 402 million | 26.9 billion |
| 2018 | 139 million | 463 million | 27.3 billion |
| 2017 | 33 million | 1 billion | 31.2 billion |
| 2016 | 69 million | 288 million | 31.4 billion |
| 2015 | 51 million | 424 million | 28.7 billion |
| 2014 | 8 million | 217 million | 27 billion |
| 2013 | 488 million | 509 million | 27.4 billion |
| 2012 | 190 million | 566 million | 27.9 billion |
| 2011 | 115 million | 347 million | 29.9 billion |
| 2010 | 171 million | 461 million | 25.8 billion |
| 2009 | 262 million | 381 million | 24 billion |
| 2008 | 147 million | 575 million | 24.1 billion |
| 2007 | 221 million | 817 million | 26.5 billion |
| 2006 | 304 million | 375 million | 24.4 billion |
| 2005 | 86 million | 31 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2004 | 130 million | 212 million | 21.3 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 770 million | 19.2 billion |
| 2002 | 247 million | 721 million | 17.7 billion |
| 2001 | 164 million | 1.29 billion | 18.3 billion |
| 2000 | 123 million | 937 million | 20.5 billion |
| 1999 | 278 million | 132 million | 25.3 billion |
| 1998 | 269 million | 770 million | 27.9 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 513 million | 28.9 billion |
| 1996 | 203 million | 568 million | 23.7 billion |
| 1995 | 84 million | 496 million | 22.9 billion |
| 1994 | 205 million | 421 million | 22.8 billion |
| 1993 | 140 million | 796 million | 25.8 billion |
| 1992 | 237 million | 1.15 billion | 24.3 billion |
| 1991 | 322 million | 953 million | 27.8 billion |
| 1990 | 273 million | 130 million | 28.6 billion |
| 1989 | 705 million | 209 million | 31.7 billion |
| 1988 | 393 million | 285 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1987 | 614 million | 207 million | 36.2 billion |
| 1986 | 792 million | 273 million | 35.5 billion |
| 1985 | 892 million | 355 million | 33.2 billion |
| 1984 | 1.17 billion | 682 million | 36.8 billion |
| 1983 | 1.33 billion | 292 million | 39.1 billion |
| 1982 | 1.24 billion | 766 million | 41.4 billion |
| 1981 | 755 million | 812 million | 42 billion |
| 1980 | 645 million | 557 million | 37.4 billion |
| 1979 | 792 million | 232 million | 33.3 billion |
| 1978 | 717 million | 191 million | 39.2 billion |
| 1977 | 606 million | 262 million | 37 billion |
| 1976 | 285 million | 251 million | 33 billion |
| 1975 | 108 million | 337 million | 34.2 billion |
| 1974 | 40 million | 319 million | 32.9 billion |
| 1973 | 21 million | 239 million | 32.6 billion |
| 1972 | 650 million | 222 million | 28.7 billion |
| 1971 | 698 million | 176 million | 29.3 billion |
| 1970 | 699 million | 70 million | 22.1 billion |
| 1969 | 569 million | 2.7 billion | 24.7 billion |
| 1968 | 288 million | 2.35 billion | 22.4 billion |
| 1967 | 751 million | 1.44 billion | 22.1 billion |
| 1966 | 204 million | 242 million | 22.4 billion |
| 1965 | 815 million | 166 million | 23.1 billion |
| 1964 | 1.01 billion | 133 million | 24.2 billion |
| 1963 | 767 million | 159 million | 18.1 billion |
| 1962 | 294 million | 38 million | 15.5 billion |
| 1961 | 227 million | 34 million | 15 billion |
| 1960 | 255 million | 26 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.
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