Spain vs Turkey: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 237.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Spain, a difference of 144.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 34th and Turkey ranks 31st of 174 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 536.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 361.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1970s | 650.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 769.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 119.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1980s | 781.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 797.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 1990s | 352.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2000s | 283.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 675.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 391.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2010s | 144.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 745.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 601.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
| 2020s | 159.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 331.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 171.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Spain or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 237.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Spain and Turkey?
- 144.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for arms imports?
- Spain ranks 34th 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.