Australia vs Congo - Kinshasa

Australia vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 782 million TIV, or 19 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 782 million TIV, or 19 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 11 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearAustraliaCongo - KinshasaWorld
2025826 million44 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion40 million30.6 billion
2023376 million27 million29.5 billion
2022809 million–33 billion
20211.22 billion–26.8 billion
20201.63 billion9 million23.4 billion
20191.16 billion–26.9 billion
20181.55 billion1 million27.3 billion
20171.66 billion–31.2 billion
20161.01 billion43 million31.4 billion
20151.45 billion3 million28.7 billion
2014848 million–27 billion
2013220 million1 million27.4 billion
2012787 million15 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion–29.9 billion
20101.56 billion156 million25.8 billion
2009805 million37 million24 billion
2008430 million18 million24.1 billion
2007618 million–26.5 billion
2006721 million24 million24.4 billion
2005458 million26 million21.3 billion
2004447 million–21.3 billion
2003765 million–19.2 billion
2002638 million18 million17.7 billion
20011.22 billion11 million18.3 billion
2000326 million89 million20.5 billion
1999678 million46 million25.3 billion
1998542 million10 million27.9 billion
199735 million6 million28.9 billion
1996597 million61 million23.7 billion
199564 million022.9 billion
1994262 million–22.8 billion
1993448 million–25.8 billion
1992364 million2 million24.3 billion
1991219 million–27.8 billion
1990356 million4 million28.6 billion
1989695 million–31.7 billion
1988745 million1 million32.9 billion
1987594 million36 million36.2 billion
1986815 million1 million35.5 billion
1985510 million1 million33.2 billion
1984635 million16 million36.8 billion
1983637 million5 million39.1 billion
1982134 million15 million41.4 billion
1981449 million12 million42 billion
1980409 million10 million37.4 billion
1979197 million15 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion38 million39.2 billion
1977278 million28 million37 billion
197691 million134 million33 billion
1975108 million445 million34.2 billion
1974898 million9 million32.9 billion
1973713 million5 million32.6 billion
197263 million15 million28.7 billion
1971310 million165 million29.3 billion
1970230 million19 million22.1 billion
1969702 million28 million24.7 billion
1968557 million7 million22.4 billion
1967770 million16 million22.1 billion
1966707 million27 million22.4 billion
1965920 million23 million23.1 billion
1964539 million64 million24.2 billion
1963369 million32 million18.1 billion
1962460 million13 million15.5 billion
1961155 million9 million15 billion
1960116 million2 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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