Benin vs Ethiopia

Benin vs Ethiopia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 59 million TIV, or 16 times that in Benin.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Benin vs Ethiopia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 59 million TIV, or 16 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Benin.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninEthiopiaWorld
20254 million63 million33.3 billion
20247 million48 million30.6 billion
202312 million2 million29.5 billion
20223 million45 million33 billion
2021–16 million26.8 billion
20201 million25 million23.4 billion
2019–76 million26.9 billion
2018–14 million27.3 billion
2017–51 million31.2 billion
20161 million55 million31.4 billion
2015–10 million28.7 billion
2014–33 million27 billion
20133 million154 million27.4 billion
201220 million193 million27.9 billion
2011076 million29.9 billion
2010058 million25.8 billion
20091 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20073 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004–239 million21.3 billion
2003–174 million19.2 billion
20027 million20 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–114 million20.5 billion
1999–152 million25.3 billion
1998–208 million27.9 billion
1997–69 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991–80 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989047 million31.7 billion
19880155 million32.9 billion
19871 million239 million36.2 billion
1986–348 million35.5 billion
19853 million268 million33.2 billion
19841 million228 million36.8 billion
19833 million403 million39.1 billion
198210 million516 million41.4 billion
1981–328 million42 billion
1980–330 million37.4 billion
19796 million113 million33.3 billion
197826 million965 million39.2 billion
1977–1.13 billion37 billion
1976–113 million33 billion
1975–58 million34.2 billion
1974–36 million32.9 billion
19731 million5 million32.6 billion
1972–53 million28.7 billion
19712 million54 million29.3 billion
1970090 million22.1 billion
1969–24 million24.7 billion
1968–34 million22.4 billion
1967–31 million22.1 billion
19661 million99 million22.4 billion
1965–14 million23.1 billion
19642 million4 million24.2 billion
1963–27 million18.1 billion
19621 million21 million15.5 billion
19612 million4 million15 billion
1960–24 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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