Benin vs Somalia

Benin vs Somalia: Arms imports

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

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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

  • Benin has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninSomaliaWorld
20254 million2 million33.3 billion
20247 million4 million30.6 billion
202312 million4 million29.5 billion
20223 million–33 billion
2021–2 million26.8 billion
20201 million2 million23.4 billion
2019–8 million26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017–2 million31.2 billion
20161 million2 million31.4 billion
2015–1 million28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20133 million3 million27.4 billion
201220 million–27.9 billion
20110–29.9 billion
20100–25.8 billion
20091 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20073 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20027 million–17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999–1 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990–16 million28.6 billion
19890–31.7 billion
19880–32.9 billion
19871 million–36.2 billion
1986–15 million35.5 billion
19853 million42 million33.2 billion
19841 million15 million36.8 billion
19833 million23 million39.1 billion
198210 million61 million41.4 billion
1981–97 million42 billion
1980–101 million37.4 billion
19796 million90 million33.3 billion
197826 million57 million39.2 billion
1977–29 million37 billion
1976–185 million33 billion
1975–128 million34.2 billion
1974–283 million32.9 billion
19731 million165 million32.6 billion
1972–24 million28.7 billion
19712 million–29.3 billion
19700–22.1 billion
1969–1 million24.7 billion
1968–4 million22.4 billion
1967–72 million22.1 billion
19661 million53 million22.4 billion
1965–31 million23.1 billion
19642 million–24.2 billion
1963–11 million18.1 billion
19621 million015.5 billion
19612 million2 million15 billion
1960–11 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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