Egypt

Arms imports in Egypt

Arms imports in Egypt: 164 million TIV in 1960 and 697 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
697 million TIV
Since 1960
+533 million TIV
Rank, 2025
15 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in EgyptArms imports in Egypt: 164 million TIV in 1960 and 697 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 3.26 billion TIV in 1972, the lowest 95 million TIV in 2009.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 3.26 billion TIV in 1972, the lowest 95 million TIV in 2009.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEgyptWorld
2025697 million33.3 billion
2024128 million30.6 billion
20231.15 billion29.5 billion
2022742 million33 billion
20211.3 billion26.8 billion
20201.4 billion23.4 billion
20191.09 billion26.9 billion
20181.64 billion27.3 billion
20172.48 billion31.2 billion
20161.65 billion31.4 billion
20151.44 billion28.7 billion
2014430 million27 billion
2013719 million27.4 billion
2012308 million27.9 billion
2011653 million29.9 billion
2010689 million25.8 billion
200995 million24 billion
2008326 million24.1 billion
2007660 million26.5 billion
2006695 million24.4 billion
2005833 million21.3 billion
2004660 million21.3 billion
2003633 million19.2 billion
2002717 million17.7 billion
2001824 million18.3 billion
2000833 million20.5 billion
1999517 million25.3 billion
1998483 million27.9 billion
19971.05 billion28.9 billion
1996969 million23.7 billion
19951.7 billion22.9 billion
19942.03 billion22.8 billion
19931.26 billion25.8 billion
1992973 million24.3 billion
1991887 million27.8 billion
1990563 million28.6 billion
1989319 million31.7 billion
1988449 million32.9 billion
19871.63 billion36.2 billion
19861.47 billion35.5 billion
1985955 million33.2 billion
19841.51 billion36.8 billion
19831.7 billion39.1 billion
19822.51 billion41.4 billion
19811.2 billion42 billion
19801.02 billion37.4 billion
1979631 million33.3 billion
1978136 million39.2 billion
1977410 million37 billion
1976159 million33 billion
1975566 million34.2 billion
19741.11 billion32.9 billion
19732.61 billion32.6 billion
19723.26 billion28.7 billion
19711.98 billion29.3 billion
19701.98 billion22.1 billion
19691.24 billion24.7 billion
19681.28 billion22.4 billion
19672.24 billion22.1 billion
19661.54 billion22.4 billion
1965962 million23.1 billion
1964851 million24.2 billion
1963741 million18.1 billion
1962685 million15.5 billion
1961544 million15 billion
1960164 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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