Burundi vs Congo - Kinshasa

Burundi vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 14 times that in Burundi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burundi vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 14 times that in Burundi.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Burundi.
  • The world as a whole: 31.4 billion TIV in 2016.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurundiCongo - KinshasaWorld
2025–44 million33.3 billion
2024–40 million30.6 billion
2023–27 million29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020–9 million23.4 billion
20192 million–26.9 billion
2018–1 million27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20163 million43 million31.4 billion
20151 million3 million28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20125 million15 million27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
20102 million156 million25.8 billion
20091 million37 million24 billion
2008–18 million24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006–24 million24.4 billion
2005–26 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20023 million18 million17.7 billion
20011 million11 million18.3 billion
2000–89 million20.5 billion
1999–46 million25.3 billion
199812 million10 million27.9 billion
1997–6 million28.9 billion
1996–61 million23.7 billion
1995–022.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–2 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19906 million4 million28.6 billion
19896 million–31.7 billion
1988–1 million32.9 billion
1987–36 million36.2 billion
1986–1 million35.5 billion
1985–1 million33.2 billion
19842 million16 million36.8 billion
198311 million5 million39.1 billion
19823 million15 million41.4 billion
19815 million12 million42 billion
19801 million10 million37.4 billion
1979–15 million33.3 billion
1978–38 million39.2 billion
1977–28 million37 billion
1976–134 million33 billion
1975–445 million34.2 billion
1974–9 million32.9 billion
197305 million32.6 billion
1972–15 million28.7 billion
1971–165 million29.3 billion
1970–19 million22.1 billion
19693 million28 million24.7 billion
1968–7 million22.4 billion
19672 million16 million22.1 billion
19669 million27 million22.4 billion
1965–23 million23.1 billion
1964–64 million24.2 billion
1963–32 million18.1 billion
1962–13 million15.5 billion
1961–9 million15 billion
1960–2 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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