Australia vs South Africa

Australia vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 796 million TIV, or 28 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Australia vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 826 million TIV in Australia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 796 million TIV, or 28 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearAustraliaSouth AfricaWorld
2025826 million30 million33.3 billion
20241.08 billion–30.6 billion
2023376 million30 million29.5 billion
2022809 million30 million33 billion
20211.22 billion–26.8 billion
20201.63 billion–23.4 billion
20191.16 billion–26.9 billion
20181.55 billion–27.3 billion
20171.66 billion–31.2 billion
20161.01 billion–31.4 billion
20151.45 billion2 million28.7 billion
2014848 million50 million27 billion
2013220 million1 million27.4 billion
2012787 million127 million27.9 billion
20111.58 billion208 million29.9 billion
20101.56 billion178 million25.8 billion
2009805 million134 million24 billion
2008430 million493 million24.1 billion
2007618 million910 million26.5 billion
2006721 million741 million24.4 billion
2005458 million262 million21.3 billion
2004447 million–21.3 billion
2003765 million–19.2 billion
2002638 million–17.7 billion
20011.22 billion18 million18.3 billion
2000326 million6 million20.5 billion
1999678 million21 million25.3 billion
1998542 million–27.9 billion
199735 million11 million28.9 billion
1996597 million38 million23.7 billion
199564 million38 million22.9 billion
1994262 million239 million22.8 billion
1993448 million238 million25.8 billion
1992364 million361 million24.3 billion
1991219 million26 million27.8 billion
1990356 million10 million28.6 billion
1989695 million11 million31.7 billion
1988745 million17 million32.9 billion
1987594 million20 million36.2 billion
1986815 million191 million35.5 billion
1985510 million25 million33.2 billion
1984635 million100 million36.8 billion
1983637 million192 million39.1 billion
1982134 million44 million41.4 billion
1981449 million122 million42 billion
1980409 million192 million37.4 billion
1979197 million125 million33.3 billion
19781.03 billion389 million39.2 billion
1977278 million500 million37 billion
197691 million419 million33 billion
1975108 million235 million34.2 billion
1974898 million177 million32.9 billion
1973713 million369 million32.6 billion
197263 million291 million28.7 billion
1971310 million309 million29.3 billion
1970230 million511 million22.1 billion
1969702 million211 million24.7 billion
1968557 million217 million22.4 billion
1967770 million299 million22.1 billion
1966707 million496 million22.4 billion
1965920 million386 million23.1 billion
1964539 million302 million24.2 billion
1963369 million520 million18.1 billion
1962460 million232 million15.5 billion
1961155 million–15 billion
1960116 million13 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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