Burkina Faso vs Mali

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 64 million TIV in Mali, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 30 million TIV, or 1.88 times that in Burkina Faso.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 64 million TIV in Mali, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 30 million TIV, or 1.88 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 59 and Mali ranked 52 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 FasoMaliWorld
202534 million64 million33.3 billion
202437 million25 million30.6 billion
202319 million82 million29.5 billion
202212 million62 million33 billion
202126 million39 million26.8 billion
20203 million49 million23.4 billion
20197 million20 million26.9 billion
201824 million27 million27.3 billion
20172 million32 million31.2 billion
20167 million22 million31.4 billion
20155 million–28.7 billion
2014–1 million27 billion
2013–7 million27.4 billion
20123 million9 million27.9 billion
201116 million029.9 billion
20100–25.8 billion
20093 million10 million24 billion
2008–3 million24.1 billion
20074 million8 million26.5 billion
20064 million–24.4 billion
200512 million13 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003–3 million19.2 billion
2002–1 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–7 million20.5 billion
19990–25.3 billion
1998–4 million27.9 billion
1997–9 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–022.8 billion
19937 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19914 million–27.8 billion
1990–1 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
198812 million2 million32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
19863 million–35.5 billion
19852 million033.2 billion
19849 million13 million36.8 billion
198316 million15 million39.1 billion
19821 million4 million41.4 billion
19819 million91 million42 billion
19800–37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978––39.2 billion
19779 million–37 billion
19768 million89 million33 billion
197514 million11 million34.2 billion
1974––32.9 billion
1973––32.6 billion
1972––28.7 billion
19711 million15 million29.3 billion
19701 million–22.1 billion
19691 million2 million24.7 billion
19680–22.4 billion
1967–12 million22.1 billion
196601 million22.4 billion
19650–23.1 billion
19641 million–24.2 billion
1963–4 million18.1 billion
1962–10 million15.5 billion
19611 million3 million15 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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