Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Euro area
Euro area: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
Change on year
up 81.5%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
9.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 1964
All-time low
925.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2014
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Arms imports in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in SIPRI trend indicator values.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values for arms imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 81.5% on the previous year and up 247.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arms imports in Euro area peaked at 9.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1964 and was at its lowest, 925.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, in 2014.
That places Euro area 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | SIPRI trend indicator values | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | — |
| 1961 | 4.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 5.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +19.1% |
| 1963 | 7.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +43.8% |
| 1964 | 9.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +27.7% |
| 1965 | 7.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 5.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -28.6% |
| 1967 | 3.79 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 2.97 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -21.8% |
| 1969 | 4.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +38.0% |
| 1970 | 4.99 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +22.0% |
| 1971 | 6.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +32.8% |
| 1972 | 5.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 4.88 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 5.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 6.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 5.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 4.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 5.57 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 4.19 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -24.7% |
| 1980 | 4.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 4.60 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 4.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 4.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 3.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -26.1% |
| 1986 | 3.92 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +26.8% |
| 1987 | 2.99 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.6% |
| 1988 | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +61.1% |
| 1989 | 4.66 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 4.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 4.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 4.64 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -30.4% |
| 1994 | 3.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 2.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 3.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +42.1% |
| 1999 | 2.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 2.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 1.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 3.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +138.1% |
| 2004 | 2.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 1.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 2.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 3.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 2.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 3.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 2.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -56.8% |
| 2012 | 1.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 1.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 925.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 1.75 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +89.0% |
| 2016 | 1.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 1.27 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 1.86 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +47.0% |
| 2021 | 1.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 2.24 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 3.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +49.5% |
| 2025 | 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | +81.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.97 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.19 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.99 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.48 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.51 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.64 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.70 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 925.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.86 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 14 Pakistan 706.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 15 Egypt 697.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 16 United Kingdom 609.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 17 Greece 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 18 Italy 566.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 19 Bulgaria 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
- 20 Israel 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values compare
More public sector data for Euro area
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 41.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 806.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 288.53 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 819.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 87,247 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arms imports in Euro area?
- Arms imports in Euro area was 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 2025, according to Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest arms imports recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 9.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in 1964.
- What is the lowest arms imports recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 925.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in 2014.
- How does Euro area rank for arms imports?
- Euro area ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is arms imports rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 247.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.