Denmark

Arms imports in Denmark

Arms imports in Denmark: 142 million TIV in 1960 and 278 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
278 million TIV
Since 1960
+136 million TIV
Rank, 2025
32 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in DenmarkArms imports in Denmark: 142 million TIV in 1960 and 278 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 491 million TIV in 1964, the lowest 6 million TIV in 2011.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 491 million TIV in 1964, the lowest 6 million TIV in 2011.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearDenmarkWorld
2025278 million33.3 billion
2024440 million30.6 billion
2023280 million29.5 billion
2022214 million33 billion
2021264 million26.8 billion
202063 million23.4 billion
201955 million26.9 billion
201854 million27.3 billion
201753 million31.2 billion
2016103 million31.4 billion
201542 million28.7 billion
2014176 million27 billion
201334 million27.4 billion
2012103 million27.9 billion
20116 million29.9 billion
201022 million25.8 billion
2009134 million24 billion
200898 million24.1 billion
2007133 million26.5 billion
200686 million24.4 billion
2005117 million21.3 billion
2004232 million21.3 billion
200348 million19.2 billion
200239 million17.7 billion
2001148 million18.3 billion
200050 million20.5 billion
199974 million25.3 billion
1998120 million27.9 billion
199777 million28.9 billion
199675 million23.7 billion
1995134 million22.9 billion
199488 million22.8 billion
199351 million25.8 billion
199272 million24.3 billion
1991156 million27.8 billion
1990131 million28.6 billion
1989187 million31.7 billion
198898 million32.9 billion
198799 million36.2 billion
198616 million35.5 billion
198588 million33.2 billion
198470 million36.8 billion
1983231 million39.1 billion
1982470 million41.4 billion
1981477 million42 billion
1980480 million37.4 billion
197955 million33.3 billion
1978360 million39.2 billion
1977391 million37 billion
1976389 million33 billion
197589 million34.2 billion
197439 million32.9 billion
1973–32.6 billion
1972156 million28.7 billion
1971384 million29.3 billion
1970212 million22.1 billion
196919 million24.7 billion
196877 million22.4 billion
196772 million22.1 billion
196666 million22.4 billion
1965455 million23.1 billion
1964491 million24.2 billion
1963137 million18.1 billion
196261 million15.5 billion
1961335 million15 billion
1960142 million15.7 billion

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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