France vs Israel: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- France
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France, a difference of 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 35th and Israel ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 474.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 154.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1970s | 99.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1980s | 94.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 768.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 674.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1990s | 227.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 717.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 490.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2000s | 56.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 580.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 524.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2010s | 81.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 380.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 298.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2020s | 154.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 546.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 391.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, France or Israel?
- Israel, at 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between France and Israel?
- 23.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Israel rank globally for arms imports?
- France ranks 35th and Israel ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (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 (imports) 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.