Burkina Faso vs Kenya

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 83 million TIV, or 3.44 times that in Burkina Faso.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 83 million TIV, or 3.44 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 59 and Kenya ranked 43 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 FasoKenyaWorld
202534 million117 million33.3 billion
202437 million19 million30.6 billion
202319 million–29.5 billion
202212 million1 million33 billion
202126 million4 million26.8 billion
20203 million71 million23.4 billion
20197 million18 million26.9 billion
201824 million7 million27.3 billion
20172 million17 million31.2 billion
20167 million32 million31.4 billion
20155 million30 million28.7 billion
2014–17 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20123 million68 million27.9 billion
201116 million35 million29.9 billion
2010096 million25.8 billion
20093 million34 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20074 million11 million26.5 billion
20064 million–24.4 billion
200512 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–15 million20.5 billion
19990–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–61 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–30 million22.8 billion
19937 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19914 million14 million27.8 billion
1990–43 million28.6 billion
1989–47 million31.7 billion
198812 million–32.9 billion
1987–178 million36.2 billion
19863 million26 million35.5 billion
19852 million6 million33.2 billion
19849 million12 million36.8 billion
198316 million17 million39.1 billion
19821 million85 million41.4 billion
19819 million144 million42 billion
19800119 million37.4 billion
1979–56 million33.3 billion
1978–211 million39.2 billion
19779 million58 million37 billion
19768 million17 million33 billion
197514 million25 million34.2 billion
1974–28 million32.9 billion
1973–2 million32.6 billion
1972–9 million28.7 billion
19711 million26 million29.3 billion
19701 million022.1 billion
19691 million3 million24.7 billion
196802 million22.4 billion
1967–2 million22.1 billion
1966019 million22.4 billion
1965015 million23.1 billion
19641 million6 million24.2 billion
1963––18.1 billion
1962––15.5 billion
19611 million–15 billion
1960––15.7 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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