Spain vs United Kingdom: Arms exports

Spain

639.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values

in 2024

United Kingdom

756.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values

in 2024

Spain rank

11th

United Kingdom rank

9th

Arms exports over time

Spain
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 756.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 639.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Spain, a difference of 117.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Spain ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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: 06 August 2026

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.