Ireland

Arms imports in Ireland

Arms imports in Ireland: 1 million TIV in 1960 and 14 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
14 million TIV
Since 1960
+13 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in IrelandArms imports in Ireland: 1 million TIV in 1960 and 14 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 63 million TIV in 2023, the lowest 0 TIV in 2000.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 63 million TIV in 2023, the lowest 0 TIV in 2000.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIrelandWorld
202514 million33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
202363 million29.5 billion
20221 million33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
20209 million23.4 billion
201935 million26.9 billion
20185 million27.3 billion
20172 million31.2 billion
201643 million31.4 billion
201543 million28.7 billion
201440 million27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
20104 million25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
200838 million24.1 billion
200726 million26.5 billion
200613 million24.4 billion
20055 million21.3 billion
200427 million21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
200221 million17.7 billion
200144 million18.3 billion
2000020.5 billion
199935 million25.3 billion
19983 million27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
199441 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
199111 million27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
198824 million32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
198638 million35.5 billion
19852 million33.2 billion
198411 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
19823 million41.4 billion
198112 million42 billion
198044 million37.4 billion
197926 million33.3 billion
197828 million39.2 billion
19775 million37 billion
1976–33 billion
19759 million34.2 billion
19746 million32.9 billion
19738 million32.6 billion
197227 million28.7 billion
197114 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
196412 million24.2 billion
19632 million18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
19601 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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