Greece vs Israel: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Greece currently reports 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel, a difference of 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 17th and Israel ranks 20th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 474.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 176.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1970s | 744.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 568.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1980s | 507.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 768.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 260.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1990s | 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 723.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 304.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2000s | 967.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 580.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 387.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2010s | 216.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 392.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 176.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2020s | 395.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 551.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 155.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Greece and Israel?
- 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for arms imports?
- Greece ranks 17th and Israel ranks 20th of 174 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.