Burkina Faso vs South Africa

Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 4 million TIV, or 1.13 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 4 million TIV, or 1.13 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurkina FasoSouth AfricaWorld
202534 million30 million33.3 billion
202437 million–30.6 billion
202319 million30 million29.5 billion
202212 million30 million33 billion
202126 million–26.8 billion
20203 million–23.4 billion
20197 million–26.9 billion
201824 million–27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
20167 million–31.4 billion
20155 million2 million28.7 billion
2014–50 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20123 million127 million27.9 billion
201116 million208 million29.9 billion
20100178 million25.8 billion
20093 million134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
20074 million910 million26.5 billion
20064 million741 million24.4 billion
200512 million262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
1999021 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
19937 million238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
19914 million26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
198812 million17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
19863 million191 million35.5 billion
19852 million25 million33.2 billion
19849 million100 million36.8 billion
198316 million192 million39.1 billion
19821 million44 million41.4 billion
19819 million122 million42 billion
19800192 million37.4 billion
1979–125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
19779 million500 million37 billion
19768 million419 million33 billion
197514 million235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
19711 million309 million29.3 billion
19701 million511 million22.1 billion
19691 million211 million24.7 billion
19680217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
19660496 million22.4 billion
19650386 million23.1 billion
19641 million302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
19611 million–15 billion
1960–13 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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