France vs Italy: Arms exports

France
2.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Italy
1.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
France rank
2nd
Italy rank
4th

Arms exports over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

France currently reports 2.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Italy, a difference of 893.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th of 70 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 244.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
1970s 2.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 520.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
1980s 3.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 930.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
1990s 1.67 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 333.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
2000s 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 458.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
2010s 2.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 682.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France
2020s 2.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms exports, France or Italy?
France, at 2.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms exports between France and Italy?
893.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do France and Italy rank globally for arms exports?
France ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,345 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (exports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.