Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 11 times that in Benin.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 11 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Benin.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninCongo - KinshasaWorld
20254 million44 million33.3 billion
20247 million40 million30.6 billion
202312 million27 million29.5 billion
20223 million–33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
20201 million9 million23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018–1 million27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20161 million43 million31.4 billion
2015–3 million28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20133 million1 million27.4 billion
201220 million15 million27.9 billion
20110–29.9 billion
20100156 million25.8 billion
20091 million37 million24 billion
2008–18 million24.1 billion
20073 million–26.5 billion
2006–24 million24.4 billion
2005–26 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20027 million18 million17.7 billion
2001–11 million18.3 billion
2000–89 million20.5 billion
1999–46 million25.3 billion
1998–10 million27.9 billion
1997–6 million28.9 billion
1996–61 million23.7 billion
1995–022.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–2 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
19890–31.7 billion
198801 million32.9 billion
19871 million36 million36.2 billion
1986–1 million35.5 billion
19853 million1 million33.2 billion
19841 million16 million36.8 billion
19833 million5 million39.1 billion
198210 million15 million41.4 billion
1981–12 million42 billion
1980–10 million37.4 billion
19796 million15 million33.3 billion
197826 million38 million39.2 billion
1977–28 million37 billion
1976–134 million33 billion
1975–445 million34.2 billion
1974–9 million32.9 billion
19731 million5 million32.6 billion
1972–15 million28.7 billion
19712 million165 million29.3 billion
1970019 million22.1 billion
1969–28 million24.7 billion
1968–7 million22.4 billion
1967–16 million22.1 billion
19661 million27 million22.4 billion
1965–23 million23.1 billion
19642 million64 million24.2 billion
1963–32 million18.1 billion
19621 million13 million15.5 billion
19612 million9 million15 billion
1960–2 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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