Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 29 million TIV, or 1.85 times that in Burkina Faso.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 29 million TIV, or 1.85 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 59 and Ethiopia ranked 53 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 FasoEthiopiaWorld
202534 million63 million33.3 billion
202437 million48 million30.6 billion
202319 million2 million29.5 billion
202212 million45 million33 billion
202126 million16 million26.8 billion
20203 million25 million23.4 billion
20197 million76 million26.9 billion
201824 million14 million27.3 billion
20172 million51 million31.2 billion
20167 million55 million31.4 billion
20155 million10 million28.7 billion
2014–33 million27 billion
2013–154 million27.4 billion
20123 million193 million27.9 billion
201116 million76 million29.9 billion
2010058 million25.8 billion
20093 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20074 million–26.5 billion
20064 million–24.4 billion
200512 million–21.3 billion
2004–239 million21.3 billion
2003–174 million19.2 billion
2002–20 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–114 million20.5 billion
19990152 million25.3 billion
1998–208 million27.9 billion
1997–69 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
19937 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19914 million80 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989–47 million31.7 billion
198812 million155 million32.9 billion
1987–239 million36.2 billion
19863 million348 million35.5 billion
19852 million268 million33.2 billion
19849 million228 million36.8 billion
198316 million403 million39.1 billion
19821 million516 million41.4 billion
19819 million328 million42 billion
19800330 million37.4 billion
1979–113 million33.3 billion
1978–965 million39.2 billion
19779 million1.13 billion37 billion
19768 million113 million33 billion
197514 million58 million34.2 billion
1974–36 million32.9 billion
1973–5 million32.6 billion
1972–53 million28.7 billion
19711 million54 million29.3 billion
19701 million90 million22.1 billion
19691 million24 million24.7 billion
1968034 million22.4 billion
1967–31 million22.1 billion
1966099 million22.4 billion
1965014 million23.1 billion
19641 million4 million24.2 billion
1963–27 million18.1 billion
1962–21 million15.5 billion
19611 million4 million15 billion
1960–24 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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