Botswana vs Zimbabwe

Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 11 million TIV in Botswana in 2024 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 19 million TIV, or 20 times that in Botswana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 11 million TIV in Botswana in 2024 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 19 million TIV, or 20 times that in Botswana.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Botswana.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBotswanaZimbabweWorld
2025––33.3 billion
202411 million–30.6 billion
20231 million20 million29.5 billion
202211 million–33 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––28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20138 million–27.4 billion
20126 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
201010 million–25.8 billion
200910 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006–25 million24.4 billion
2005–25 million21.3 billion
200410 million14 million21.3 billion
200311 million16 million19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200115 million10 million18.3 billion
200054 million8 million20.5 billion
1999–25 million25.3 billion
19982 million1 million27.9 billion
199771 million–28.9 billion
199632 million–23.7 billion
199512 million–22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
199311 million025.8 billion
19922 million63 million24.3 billion
19912 million47 million27.8 billion
199022 million2 million28.6 billion
19894 million–31.7 billion
198840 million2 million32.9 billion
198726 million29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
19855 million28 million33.2 billion
1984–33 million36.8 billion
1983–34 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
198111 million15 million42 billion
19802 million–37.4 billion
19797 million–33.3 billion
19781 million16 million39.2 billion
19771 million4 million37 billion
1976–20 million33 billion
1975–42 million34.2 billion
1974–2 million32.9 billion
1973–032.6 billion
1972–21 million28.7 billion
1971–5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
1965––23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
1962–16 million15.5 billion
1961––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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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