Japan vs Poland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan, a difference of 454.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 647.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 989.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 341.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Poland |
| 1970s | 848.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 189.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 838.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 921.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 85.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 2000s | 560.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 334.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 225.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 2010s | 473.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 152.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 320.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 956.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 212.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.72 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Japan and Poland?
- 454.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for arms imports?
- Japan ranks 5th and Poland ranks 4th 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.