Netherlands's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) was 601 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.14% from 469 million in 2015 (2.51% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 601 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 497 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 469 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.23 billion | 2007 |
| Lowest | 5 million | 1970 |
| Average since 2016 | 479.8 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 38 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Netherlands' arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 62.4% on 2024 (from 370 million to 601 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.1% and a typical year strayed about 56.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 3,000% in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 95.3% in 1970. 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 16% 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, Netherlands had the 10th 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 601 million | 2025 |
| World | 33.54 billion | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 12.82 billion | 2025 |
| High income | 31.27 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Netherlands in the 2025 ranking
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 | 601,000,000 |
| 2024 | 370,000,000 |
| 2023 | 250,000,000 |
| 2022 | 324,000,000 |
| 2021 | 357,000,000 |
| 2020 | 497,000,000 |
| 2019 | 304,000,000 |
| 2018 | 468,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,140,000,000 |
| 2016 | 487,000,000 |
| 2015 |
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Netherlands
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 824 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 28.94 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 25.66 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.19% (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 16.87 billion (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.5% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -6.89 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -0.61% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 23.03 billion (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Netherlands's arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?
- 601 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1,482% from 38 million in 1960 (4.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.23 billion in 2007 and the lowest 5 million in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank?
- 10th highest of 42 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Netherlands?
- In 2025, Netherlands' arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) rose 62.4% on 2024 (from 370 million to 601 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.1% and a typical year strayed about 56.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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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