Kuwait vs Turkey: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 311.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait, a difference of 70.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.56 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 529.78 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 487.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1970s | 172.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 769.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 596.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1980s | 190.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 797.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 607.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1990s | 504.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2000s | 67.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 675.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 607.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2010s | 173.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 745.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 572.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2020s | 732.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 331.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 401.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Kuwait or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 311.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 70.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for arms imports?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st 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.