Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 1 million TIV, or 1.05 times that in Burkina Faso.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 34 million TIV in Burkina Faso in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 1 million TIV, or 1.05 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurkina FasoZimbabweWorld
202534 million–33.3 billion
202437 million–30.6 billion
202319 million20 million29.5 billion
202212 million–33 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 million–28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
2013––27.4 billion
20123 million–27.9 billion
201116 million–29.9 billion
20100–25.8 billion
20093 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20074 million–26.5 billion
20064 million25 million24.4 billion
200512 million25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
2000–8 million20.5 billion
1999025 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
19937 million025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
19914 million47 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
198812 million2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
19863 million212 million35.5 billion
19852 million28 million33.2 billion
19849 million33 million36.8 billion
198316 million34 million39.1 billion
19821 million81 million41.4 billion
19819 million15 million42 billion
19800–37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
19779 million4 million37 billion
19768 million20 million33 billion
197514 million42 million34.2 billion
1974–2 million32.9 billion
1973–032.6 billion
1972–21 million28.7 billion
19711 million5 million29.3 billion
19701 million–22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19680–22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
19660–22.4 billion
19650–23.1 billion
19641 million–24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
1962–16 million15.5 billion
19611 million–15 billion
1960–15 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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