Argentina vs South Africa

Argentina vs South Africa: Arms exports

Arms exports: 1 million TIV in Argentina in 2011 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in South Africa, by 75 million TIV, or 76 times that in Argentina.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Argentina vs South Africa: Arms exportsArms exports: 1 million TIV in Argentina in 2011 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in South Africa, by 75 million TIV, or 76 times that in Argentina.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 1987, when it overtook Argentina.
  • The world as a whole: 29.9 billion TIV in 2011.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearArgentinaSouth AfricaWorld
2025–115 million33.5 billion
2024–96 million30.7 billion
2023–105 million29.5 billion
2022–113 million33.3 billion
2021–143 million27.1 billion
2020–150 million24.1 billion
2019–129 million27 billion
2018–118 million27.4 billion
2017–100 million31.3 billion
2016–118 million31.5 billion
2015–76 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27.1 billion
2013–109 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
20111 million76 million29.9 billion
2010–250 million25.8 billion
2009–108 million24.4 billion
2008–142 million24.1 billion
2007–137 million26.5 billion
20062 million200 million24.5 billion
2005–36 million21.4 billion
2004–74 million21.3 billion
2003–47 million19.2 billion
20022 million22 million17.7 billion
2001–32 million18.5 billion
20002 million21 million20.5 billion
1999–24 million25.4 billion
1998–14 million27.9 billion
1997–7 million28.9 billion
1996–31 million23.7 billion
19955 million17 million22.9 billion
19945 million13 million23 billion
199313 million54 million25.8 billion
1992–85 million24.3 billion
1991054 million28.2 billion
19906 million–30.2 billion
1989–034.9 billion
1988025 million36.8 billion
19874 million28 million39.4 billion
1986–25 million39 billion
1985–25 million38.2 billion
1984––41.6 billion
19835 million–43.9 billion
19827 million1 million46.2 billion
198131 million49 million45.8 billion
19801 million49 million42.2 billion
19798 million–38.4 billion
1978––42.4 billion
1977–040 billion
19761 million20 million36 billion
1975–29 million37.2 billion
1974–2 million36.6 billion
1973–1 million36.3 billion
197211 million22 million34.5 billion
1971–7 million32.9 billion
197002 million25.3 billion
1969–13 million28.1 billion
19688 million9 million26.1 billion
196708 million25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
19644 million–26.7 billion
1963––20.3 billion
19626 million–17.5 billion
1961–33 million16.4 billion
1960–27 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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