Greece vs Italy: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 566.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Italy, a difference of 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 17th and Italy ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 614.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 316.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Italy |
| 1970s | 744.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 921.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 177.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Italy |
| 1980s | 507.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 237.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 270.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 1990s | 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 208.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 819.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2000s | 967.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 309.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 657.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2010s | 216.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 290.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 74.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Italy |
| 2020s | 395.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 355.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 39.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 566.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Greece and Italy?
- 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for arms imports?
- Greece ranks 17th and Italy ranks 18th 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.