Benin vs Nigeria

Benin vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 17 million TIV, or 5.25 times that in Benin.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Benin vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Benin and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 17 million TIV, or 5.25 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Benin.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninNigeriaWorld
20254 million21 million33.3 billion
20247 million93 million30.6 billion
202312 million93 million29.5 billion
20223 million53 million33 billion
2021–273 million26.8 billion
20201 million84 million23.4 billion
2019–18 million26.9 billion
2018–49 million27.3 billion
2017–42 million31.2 billion
20161 million61 million31.4 billion
2015–188 million28.7 billion
2014–236 million27 billion
20133 million30 million27.4 billion
201220 million28 million27.9 billion
2011063 million29.9 billion
20100223 million25.8 billion
20091 million65 million24 billion
2008–33 million24.1 billion
20073 million62 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004–11 million21.3 billion
2003–66 million19.2 billion
20027 million6 million17.7 billion
2001–9 million18.3 billion
2000–36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–1 million28.9 billion
1996–15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994–95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
1990–18 million28.6 billion
1989015 million31.7 billion
1988062 million32.9 billion
19871 million115 million36.2 billion
1986–211 million35.5 billion
19853 million569 million33.2 billion
19841 million359 million36.8 billion
19833 million41 million39.1 billion
198210 million642 million41.4 billion
1981–331 million42 billion
1980–474 million37.4 billion
19796 million108 million33.3 billion
197826 million142 million39.2 billion
1977–90 million37 billion
1976–104 million33 billion
1975–424 million34.2 billion
1974–24 million32.9 billion
19731 million7 million32.6 billion
1972–113 million28.7 billion
19712 million12 million29.3 billion
1970014 million22.1 billion
1969–39 million24.7 billion
1968–50 million22.4 billion
1967–47 million22.1 billion
19661 million159 million22.4 billion
1965–56 million23.1 billion
19642 million2 million24.2 billion
1963–9 million18.1 billion
19621 million8 million15.5 billion
19612 million1 million15 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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