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Europe's arms imports quadrupled in ten years

Chart · 4 Nov 2026

Waterfall chart of the change in arms imports from 2015 to 2025 for 23 European countries, in SIPRI trend-indicator values. The total rises from 2,985 to 12,272. Ukraine, in gold, adds the most at 2,242, then Poland at 2,042 and Germany at 1,513.

Ukraine, Poland and Germany account for most of the rise in Europe's arms imports since 2015: Poland for 22%, Germany for 16%.

Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database via World Bank, 2025