Finland's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 115 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 296.55% from 29 million in 2015 (14.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 115 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 16 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 29 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 124 million | 2006 |
| Lowest | 1 million | 1988 |
| Average since 2016 | 42.7 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 75 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Finland's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 475% on 2024 (from 20 million to 115 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +64.3% and a typical year strayed about 297.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,133.3% in 1966 and the biggest yearly fall was 93.3% in 1961. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Finland had the 23rd highest value of the 42 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 115 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 12.82 billion | 2025 |
| High income | 31.27 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Finland in the 2025 ranking
- Switzerland — 20th of 42: 129 million
- Pakistan — 21st of 42: 127 million
- Ukraine — 22nd of 42: 120 million
- South Africa — 24th of 42: 115 million
- Australia — 25th of 42: 108 million
- Belgium — 26th of 42: 86 million
What this measures
Arms transfers (exports) 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.
Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 52 values
| Year | Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 115,000,000 |
| 2024 | 20,000,000 |
| 2023 | 51,000,000 |
| 2022 | 42,000,000 |
| 2021 | 18,000,000 |
| 2020 | 16,000,000 |
| 2019 | 29,000,000 |
| 2018 | 43,000,000 |
| 2017 | 32,000,000 |
| 2016 | 61,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Finland
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 51 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 8.08 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 7.16 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.57% (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 4.8 billion (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.74% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -9.59 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -3.48% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 15.1 billion (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (% of revenue)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Finland's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 115 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 53.33% from 75 million in 1960 (0.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 124 million in 2006 and the lowest 1 million in 1988.
- How does Finland rank?
- 23rd highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Finland?
- In 2025, Finland's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 475% on 2024 (from 20 million to 115 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +64.3% and a typical year strayed about 297.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.XPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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