Türkiye vs United Kingdom

Türkiye vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 381 million TIV in Türkiye and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 228 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Türkiye vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 381 million TIV in Türkiye and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 228 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Türkiye ranked 30 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

YearTürkiyeUnited KingdomWorld
2025381 million609 million33.3 billion
2024381 million486 million30.6 billion
2023679 million469 million29.5 billion
2022187 million859 million33 billion
2021249 million886 million26.8 billion
2020110 million635 million23.4 billion
2019742 million402 million26.9 billion
2018476 million463 million27.3 billion
2017427 million1 billion31.2 billion
2016324 million288 million31.4 billion
2015446 million424 million28.7 billion
20141.53 billion217 million27 billion
2013769 million509 million27.4 billion
20121.48 billion566 million27.9 billion
2011794 million347 million29.9 billion
2010469 million461 million25.8 billion
2009714 million381 million24 billion
2008623 million575 million24.1 billion
2007675 million817 million26.5 billion
2006524 million375 million24.4 billion
20051.08 billion31 million21.3 billion
2004252 million212 million21.3 billion
2003327 million770 million19.2 billion
2002878 million721 million17.7 billion
2001501 million1.29 billion18.3 billion
20001.18 billion937 million20.5 billion
19991.73 billion132 million25.3 billion
19982.62 billion770 million27.9 billion
19971.51 billion513 million28.9 billion
19961.49 billion568 million23.7 billion
19951.56 billion496 million22.9 billion
19941.89 billion421 million22.8 billion
19932.33 billion796 million25.8 billion
19921.87 billion1.15 billion24.3 billion
19911.29 billion953 million27.8 billion
19901.24 billion130 million28.6 billion
19891.03 billion209 million31.7 billion
19881.63 billion285 million32.9 billion
19871.43 billion207 million36.2 billion
1986472 million273 million35.5 billion
1985678 million355 million33.2 billion
1984549 million682 million36.8 billion
1983503 million292 million39.1 billion
1982478 million766 million41.4 billion
1981726 million812 million42 billion
1980486 million557 million37.4 billion
1979917 million232 million33.3 billion
1978984 million191 million39.2 billion
1977293 million262 million37 billion
1976358 million251 million33 billion
1975640 million337 million34.2 billion
19741.28 billion319 million32.9 billion
1973790 million239 million32.6 billion
19721.09 billion222 million28.7 billion
1971941 million176 million29.3 billion
1970396 million70 million22.1 billion
1969628 million2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968418 million2.35 billion22.4 billion
1967593 million1.44 billion22.1 billion
1966525 million242 million22.4 billion
1965603 million166 million23.1 billion
1964839 million133 million24.2 billion
1963586 million159 million18.1 billion
1962266 million38 million15.5 billion
1961322 million34 million15 billion
1960581 million26 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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