Italy's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 1.92 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 186.59% from 671 million in 2015 (11.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.92 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 821 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 671 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.92 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 105 million | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.09 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 105 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Italy's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 59.2% on 2024 (from 1.21 billion to 1.92 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.5% and a typical year strayed about 56.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 218.8% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 74.3% in 1986. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 147.19 million a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Italy had the 6th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1.92 billion | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 12.82 billion | 2025 |
| High income | 31.27 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Italy in the 2025 ranking
- Israel — 3rd of 42: 2.62 billion
- Korea, Rep. — 4th of 42: 2.02 billion
- Russian Federation — 5th of 42: 1.94 billion
- Germany — 7th of 42: 1.7 billion
- China — 8th of 42: 880 million
- United Kingdom — 9th of 42: 702 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 66 values
| Year | Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,923,000,000 |
| 2024 | 1,208,000,000 |
| 2023 | 1,367,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,713,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,627,000,000 |
| 2020 | 821,000,000 |
| 2019 | 372,000,000 |
| 2018 | 535,000,000 |
| 2017 | 703,000,000 |
| 2016 | 616,000,000 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 566 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 48.14 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 42.68 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.89% (2025)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 58.5 billion (2024)
- Social contributions (current LCU) — 278.44 billion (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 213.15 billion (2024)
- Other taxes (current LCU) — 38.15 billion (2024)
- Tax revenue (current LCU) — 563.82 billion (2024)
- Tax revenue (% of GDP) — 25.6% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Italy's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 1.92 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,731% from 105 million in 1960 (4.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.92 billion in 2025 and the lowest 105 million in 1960.
- How does Italy rank?
- 6th highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Italy?
- In 2025, Italy's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 59.2% on 2024 (from 1.21 billion to 1.92 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.5% and a typical year strayed about 56.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
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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