Botswana vs South Africa

Botswana vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports: 11 million TIV in Botswana in 2024 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 29 million TIV, or 30 times that in Botswana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Botswana vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports: 11 million TIV in Botswana in 2024 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 29 million TIV, or 30 times that in Botswana.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Botswana.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBotswanaSouth AfricaWorld
2025–30 million33.3 billion
202411 million–30.6 billion
20231 million30 million29.5 billion
202211 million30 million33 billion
202116 million–26.8 billion
202076 million–23.4 billion
20197 million–26.9 billion
20185 million–27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20165 million–31.4 billion
2015–2 million28.7 billion
2014–50 million27 billion
20138 million1 million27.4 billion
20126 million127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
201010 million178 million25.8 billion
200910 million134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
200410 million–21.3 billion
200311 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200115 million18 million18.3 billion
200054 million6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
19982 million–27.9 billion
199771 million11 million28.9 billion
199632 million38 million23.7 billion
199512 million38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
199311 million238 million25.8 billion
19922 million361 million24.3 billion
19912 million26 million27.8 billion
199022 million10 million28.6 billion
19894 million11 million31.7 billion
198840 million17 million32.9 billion
198726 million20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
19855 million25 million33.2 billion
1984–100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
198111 million122 million42 billion
19802 million192 million37.4 billion
19797 million125 million33.3 billion
19781 million389 million39.2 billion
19771 million500 million37 billion
1976–419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–13 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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