Benin vs Cameroon

Benin vs Cameroon: Arms imports

Arms imports: 4 million TIV in Benin in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 10 million TIV, or 6 times that in Cameroon.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Benin vs Cameroon: Arms importsArms imports: 4 million TIV in Benin in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Benin, by 10 million TIV, or 6 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Cameroon.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninCameroonWorld
20254 million–33.3 billion
20247 million–30.6 billion
202312 million2 million29.5 billion
20223 million2 million33 billion
2021–4 million26.8 billion
20201 million2 million23.4 billion
2019–4 million26.9 billion
2018–2 million27.3 billion
2017–8 million31.2 billion
20161 million23 million31.4 billion
2015–10 million28.7 billion
2014–124 million27 billion
20133 million139 million27.4 billion
201220 million9 million27.9 billion
20110–29.9 billion
2010010 million25.8 billion
20091 million–24 billion
2008–1 million24.1 billion
20073 million–26.5 billion
2006–3 million24.4 billion
2005–5 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20027 million10 million17.7 billion
2001–6 million18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999–4 million25.3 billion
1998–9 million27.9 billion
1997–6 million28.9 billion
1996–5 million23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–3 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990–8 million28.6 billion
198903 million31.7 billion
198802 million32.9 billion
19871 million5 million36.2 billion
1986–11 million35.5 billion
19853 million16 million33.2 billion
19841 million125 million36.8 billion
19833 million5 million39.1 billion
198210 million113 million41.4 billion
1981–28 million42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
19796 million1 million33.3 billion
197826 million–39.2 billion
1977–73 million37 billion
1976–29 million33 billion
1975––34.2 billion
1974––32.9 billion
19731 million15 million32.6 billion
1972–1 million28.7 billion
19712 million8 million29.3 billion
19700–22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968–3 million22.4 billion
1967–3 million22.1 billion
19661 million2 million22.4 billion
1965–2 million23.1 billion
19642 million024.2 billion
1963–2 million18.1 billion
19621 million–15.5 billion
19612 million015 billion
1960––15.7 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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