China vs Israel: Arms exports

China
1.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Israel
1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
China rank
6th
Israel rank
7th

Arms exports over time

  • China
  • Israel
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.13 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel, a difference of 105.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 6th and Israel ranks 7th of 70 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,345 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.