Türkiye vs United States

Türkiye vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 381 million TIV in Türkiye and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 364 million TIV, or 1.96 times that in Türkiye.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Türkiye vs United States: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 381 million TIV in Türkiye and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 364 million TIV, or 1.96 times that in Türkiye.
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What the numbers say

  • United States has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Türkiye.
  • In 2025, Türkiye ranked 30 and United States ranked 13 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 StatesWorld
2025381 million745 million33.3 billion
2024381 million1.05 billion30.6 billion
2023679 million891 million29.5 billion
2022187 million846 million33 billion
2021249 million922 million26.8 billion
2020110 million806 million23.4 billion
2019742 million882 million26.9 billion
2018476 million379 million27.3 billion
2017427 million504 million31.2 billion
2016324 million447 million31.4 billion
2015446 million482 million28.7 billion
20141.53 billion568 million27 billion
2013769 million767 million27.4 billion
20121.48 billion1.14 billion27.9 billion
2011794 million937 million29.9 billion
2010469 million969 million25.8 billion
2009714 million939 million24 billion
2008623 million936 million24.1 billion
2007675 million842 million26.5 billion
2006524 million706 million24.4 billion
20051.08 billion582 million21.3 billion
2004252 million596 million21.3 billion
2003327 million630 million19.2 billion
2002878 million515 million17.7 billion
2001501 million508 million18.3 billion
20001.18 billion333 million20.5 billion
19991.73 billion220 million25.3 billion
19982.62 billion262 million27.9 billion
19971.51 billion610 million28.9 billion
19961.49 billion601 million23.7 billion
19951.56 billion809 million22.9 billion
19941.89 billion951 million22.8 billion
19932.33 billion968 million25.8 billion
19921.87 billion540 million24.3 billion
19911.29 billion515 million27.8 billion
19901.24 billion363 million28.6 billion
19891.03 billion1.78 billion31.7 billion
19881.63 billion1.79 billion32.9 billion
19871.43 billion2 billion36.2 billion
1986472 million424 million35.5 billion
1985678 million655 million33.2 billion
1984549 million381 million36.8 billion
1983503 million463 million39.1 billion
1982478 million248 million41.4 billion
1981726 million531 million42 billion
1980486 million380 million37.4 billion
1979917 million253 million33.3 billion
1978984 million369 million39.2 billion
1977293 million384 million37 billion
1976358 million499 million33 billion
1975640 million388 million34.2 billion
19741.28 billion586 million32.9 billion
1973790 million656 million32.6 billion
19721.09 billion769 million28.7 billion
1971941 million578 million29.3 billion
1970396 million38 million22.1 billion
1969628 million50 million24.7 billion
1968418 million62 million22.4 billion
1967593 million88 million22.1 billion
1966525 million89 million22.4 billion
1965603 million170 million23.1 billion
1964839 million358 million24.2 billion
1963586 million283 million18.1 billion
1962266 million236 million15.5 billion
1961322 million198 million15 billion
1960581 million181 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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