Israel vs Italy: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 566.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel, a difference of 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Israel ranks 20th and Italy ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 614.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 140.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 921.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 391.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1980s | 768.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 237.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 531.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1990s | 723.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 208.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 514.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2000s | 580.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 309.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 270.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2010s | 392.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 290.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 102.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2020s | 551.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 355.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 195.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Israel or Italy?
- Italy, at 566.00 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 Israel and Italy?
- 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for arms imports?
- Israel ranks 20th 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.