Angola vs South Africa

Angola vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 84 million TIV in Angola and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 54 million TIV, or 2.8 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Angola vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 84 million TIV in Angola and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 54 million TIV, or 2.8 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Angola has been higher since 2025, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearAngolaSouth AfricaWorld
202584 million30 million33.3 billion
202416 million–30.6 billion
202315 million30 million29.5 billion
202246 million30 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
202051 million–23.4 billion
2019170 million–26.9 billion
2018274 million–27.3 billion
2017113 million–31.2 billion
2016156 million–31.4 billion
201549 million2 million28.7 billion
20142 million50 million27 billion
201331 million1 million27.4 billion
2012–127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
200920 million134 million24 billion
200829 million493 million24.1 billion
200735 million910 million26.5 billion
20067 million741 million24.4 billion
200538 million262 million21.3 billion
20048 million–21.3 billion
200348 million–19.2 billion
2002148 million–17.7 billion
2001157 million18 million18.3 billion
2000149 million6 million20.5 billion
1999360 million21 million25.3 billion
1998150 million–27.9 billion
19977 million11 million28.9 billion
199644 million38 million23.7 billion
19951 million38 million22.9 billion
1994113 million239 million22.8 billion
1993123 million238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990140 million10 million28.6 billion
1989152 million11 million31.7 billion
1988971 million17 million32.9 billion
19871.19 billion20 million36.2 billion
1986710 million191 million35.5 billion
1985536 million25 million33.2 billion
1984501 million100 million36.8 billion
1983589 million192 million39.1 billion
1982344 million44 million41.4 billion
1981264 million122 million42 billion
1980116 million192 million37.4 billion
1979116 million125 million33.3 billion
1978133 million389 million39.2 billion
1977134 million500 million37 billion
1976192 million419 million33 billion
1975233 million235 million34.2 billion
19741 million177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–13 million15.7 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country received, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV): what the arms are worth as military capability, priced by their production cost, not what was paid.
  • Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 110 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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