Benin vs Uganda

Benin vs Uganda: Arms imports

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

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninUgandaWorld
20254 million2 million33.3 billion
20247 million–30.6 billion
202312 million16 million29.5 billion
20223 million66 million33 billion
2021–8 million26.8 billion
20201 million79 million23.4 billion
2019–23 million26.9 billion
2018–10 million27.3 billion
2017–22 million31.2 billion
20161 million1 million31.4 billion
2015–7 million28.7 billion
2014–2 million27 billion
20133 million20 million27.4 billion
201220 million213 million27.9 billion
20110468 million29.9 billion
2010037 million25.8 billion
20091 million28 million24 billion
2008–14 million24.1 billion
20073 million026.5 billion
2006–5 million24.4 billion
2005–10 million21.3 billion
2004–36 million21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20027 million33 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
1999–39 million25.3 billion
1998–55 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995–32 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990––28.6 billion
1989020 million31.7 billion
198801 million32.9 billion
19871 million32 million36.2 billion
1986––35.5 billion
19853 million10 million33.2 billion
19841 million–36.8 billion
19833 million–39.1 billion
198210 million14 million41.4 billion
1981––42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
19796 million–33.3 billion
197826 million–39.2 billion
1977–7 million37 billion
1976–34 million33 billion
1975–123 million34.2 billion
1974–46 million32.9 billion
19731 million17 million32.6 billion
1972–20 million28.7 billion
19712 million3 million29.3 billion
197003 million22.1 billion
1969–16 million24.7 billion
1968–27 million22.4 billion
1967–4 million22.1 billion
19661 million16 million22.4 billion
1965–1 million23.1 billion
19642 million3 million24.2 billion
1963––18.1 billion
19621 million–15.5 billion
19612 million–15 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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