Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa

Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 10 million TIV, or 1.29 times that in Burkina Faso.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 10 million TIV, or 1.29 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 59 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurkina FasoCongo - KinshasaWorld
202534 million44 million33.3 billion
202437 million40 million30.6 billion
202319 million27 million29.5 billion
202212 million–33 billion
202126 million–26.8 billion
20203 million9 million23.4 billion
20197 million–26.9 billion
201824 million1 million27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
20167 million43 million31.4 billion
20155 million3 million28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20123 million15 million27.9 billion
201116 million–29.9 billion
20100156 million25.8 billion
20093 million37 million24 billion
2008–18 million24.1 billion
20074 million–26.5 billion
20064 million24 million24.4 billion
200512 million26 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002–18 million17.7 billion
2001–11 million18.3 billion
2000–89 million20.5 billion
1999046 million25.3 billion
1998–10 million27.9 billion
1997–6 million28.9 billion
1996–61 million23.7 billion
1995–022.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
19937 million–25.8 billion
1992–2 million24.3 billion
19914 million–27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
198812 million1 million32.9 billion
1987–36 million36.2 billion
19863 million1 million35.5 billion
19852 million1 million33.2 billion
19849 million16 million36.8 billion
198316 million5 million39.1 billion
19821 million15 million41.4 billion
19819 million12 million42 billion
1980010 million37.4 billion
1979–15 million33.3 billion
1978–38 million39.2 billion
19779 million28 million37 billion
19768 million134 million33 billion
197514 million445 million34.2 billion
1974–9 million32.9 billion
1973–5 million32.6 billion
1972–15 million28.7 billion
19711 million165 million29.3 billion
19701 million19 million22.1 billion
19691 million28 million24.7 billion
196807 million22.4 billion
1967–16 million22.1 billion
1966027 million22.4 billion
1965023 million23.1 billion
19641 million64 million24.2 billion
1963–32 million18.1 billion
1962–13 million15.5 billion
19611 million9 million15 billion
1960–2 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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