Benin vs Zimbabwe

Benin vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 4 million TIV in Benin in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 8 million TIV, or 1.67 times that in Benin.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Benin vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 4 million TIV in Benin in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 8 million TIV, or 1.67 times that in Benin.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1982, when it overtook Benin.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninZimbabweWorld
20254 million–33.3 billion
20247 million–30.6 billion
202312 million20 million29.5 billion
20223 million–33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
20201 million–23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20161 million–31.4 billion
2015––28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20133 million–27.4 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
2006–25 million24.4 billion
2005–25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
20027 million–17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
2000–8 million20.5 billion
1999–25 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
19890–31.7 billion
198802 million32.9 billion
19871 million29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
19853 million28 million33.2 billion
19841 million33 million36.8 billion
19833 million34 million39.1 billion
198210 million81 million41.4 billion
1981–15 million42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
19796 million–33.3 billion
197826 million16 million39.2 billion
1977–4 million37 billion
1976–20 million33 billion
1975–42 million34.2 billion
1974–2 million32.9 billion
19731 million032.6 billion
1972–21 million28.7 billion
19712 million5 million29.3 billion
19700–22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
19661 million–22.4 billion
1965––23.1 billion
19642 million–24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
19621 million16 million15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
1960–15 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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