Iraq

Arms imports in Iraq

Arms imports in Iraq: 176 million TIV in 1960 and 55 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
55 million TIV
Since 1960
−121 million TIV
Rank, 2025
56 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in IraqArms imports in Iraq: 176 million TIV in 1960 and 55 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 4.58 billion TIV in 1984, the lowest 5 million TIV in 2020.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 4.58 billion TIV in 1984, the lowest 5 million TIV in 2020.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIraqWorld
202555 million33.3 billion
202480 million30.6 billion
202330 million29.5 billion
202255 million33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
20205 million23.4 billion
2019144 million26.9 billion
2018454 million27.3 billion
2017945 million31.2 billion
20161.83 billion31.4 billion
20151.49 billion28.7 billion
2014629 million27 billion
2013375 million27.4 billion
2012523 million27.9 billion
2011623 million29.9 billion
2010480 million25.8 billion
2009418 million24 billion
2008379 million24.1 billion
2007299 million26.5 billion
2006306 million24.4 billion
2005195 million21.3 billion
200449 million21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990818 million28.6 billion
19891.51 billion31.7 billion
19881.92 billion32.9 billion
19873.47 billion36.2 billion
19863.39 billion35.5 billion
19853.91 billion33.2 billion
19844.58 billion36.8 billion
19833.38 billion39.1 billion
19823.26 billion41.4 billion
19812.58 billion42 billion
19802.25 billion37.4 billion
19791.4 billion33.3 billion
19781.8 billion39.2 billion
19771.07 billion37 billion
19761.14 billion33 billion
19751.11 billion34.2 billion
19741.43 billion32.9 billion
19731.85 billion32.6 billion
1972645 million28.7 billion
1971187 million29.3 billion
1970185 million22.1 billion
1969418 million24.7 billion
1968392 million22.4 billion
1967364 million22.1 billion
1966341 million22.4 billion
1965248 million23.1 billion
1964321 million24.2 billion
1963201 million18.1 billion
1962278 million15.5 billion
1961130 million15 billion
1960176 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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