Burkina Faso vs Ghana

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 5 million TIV in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 29 million TIV, or 6.8 times that in Ghana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 5 million TIV in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 29 million TIV, or 6.8 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Burkina Faso has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ghana.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurkina FasoGhanaWorld
202534 million5 million33.3 billion
202437 million11 million30.6 billion
202319 million8 million29.5 billion
202212 million40 million33 billion
202126 million–26.8 billion
20203 million12 million23.4 billion
20197 million2 million26.9 billion
201824 million027.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
20167 million22 million31.4 billion
20155 million13 million28.7 billion
2014–17 million27 billion
2013–52 million27.4 billion
20123 million39 million27.9 billion
201116 million76 million29.9 billion
201002 million25.8 billion
20093 million6 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20074 million16 million26.5 billion
20064 million–24.4 billion
200512 million021.3 billion
2004–37 million21.3 billion
2003–6 million19.2 billion
2002–1 million17.7 billion
2001–12 million18.3 billion
2000–1 million20.5 billion
199908 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–5 million28.9 billion
1996–7 million23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–11 million22.8 billion
19937 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19914 million1 million27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
1989–2 million31.7 billion
198812 million–32.9 billion
1987–13 million36.2 billion
19863 million–35.5 billion
19852 million5 million33.2 billion
19849 million–36.8 billion
198316 million–39.1 billion
19821 million–41.4 billion
19819 million48 million42 billion
1980038 million37.4 billion
1979–7 million33.3 billion
1978–18 million39.2 billion
19779 million–37 billion
19768 million39 million33 billion
197514 million28 million34.2 billion
1974–19 million32.9 billion
1973–13 million32.6 billion
1972–12 million28.7 billion
19711 million–29.3 billion
19701 million–22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19680–22.4 billion
1967–1 million22.1 billion
1966024 million22.4 billion
1965040 million23.1 billion
19641 million40 million24.2 billion
1963–6 million18.1 billion
1962–20 million15.5 billion
19611 million107 million15 billion
1960–12 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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