Israel vs Korea: Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- Israel
- Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea, a difference of 62.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Korea ahead.
Israel ranks 7th and Korea ranks 8th of 70 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 123.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Korea |
| 1980s | 214.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 78.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 136.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1990s | 252.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 45.62 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 207.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2000s | 514.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 143.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 370.89 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2010s | 701.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 423.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 278.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2020s | 889.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 619.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 270.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms exports, Israel or Korea?
- Israel, at 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between Israel and Korea?
- 62.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Korea rank globally for arms exports?
- Israel ranks 7th and Korea ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.