Burundi vs Ethiopia

Burundi vs Ethiopia: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 74 million TIV, or 38 times that in Burundi.

Watch it change on the map

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burundi vs Ethiopia: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 74 million TIV, or 38 times that in Burundi.
BurundiEthiopiaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Burundi.
  • The world as a whole: 26.9 billion TIV in 2019.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurundiEthiopiaWorld
2025–63 million33.3 billion
2024–48 million30.6 billion
2023–2 million29.5 billion
2022–45 million33 billion
2021–16 million26.8 billion
2020–25 million23.4 billion
20192 million76 million26.9 billion
2018–14 million27.3 billion
2017–51 million31.2 billion
20163 million55 million31.4 billion
20151 million10 million28.7 billion
2014–33 million27 billion
2013–154 million27.4 billion
20125 million193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
20102 million58 million25.8 billion
20091 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004–239 million21.3 billion
2003–174 million19.2 billion
20023 million20 million17.7 billion
20011 million–18.3 billion
2000–114 million20.5 billion
1999–152 million25.3 billion
199812 million208 million27.9 billion
1997–69 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991–80 million27.8 billion
19906 million2 million28.6 billion
19896 million47 million31.7 billion
1988–155 million32.9 billion
1987–239 million36.2 billion
1986–348 million35.5 billion
1985–268 million33.2 billion
19842 million228 million36.8 billion
198311 million403 million39.1 billion
19823 million516 million41.4 billion
19815 million328 million42 billion
19801 million330 million37.4 billion
1979–113 million33.3 billion
1978–965 million39.2 billion
1977–1.13 billion37 billion
1976–113 million33 billion
1975–58 million34.2 billion
1974–36 million32.9 billion
197305 million32.6 billion
1972–53 million28.7 billion
1971–54 million29.3 billion
1970–90 million22.1 billion
19693 million24 million24.7 billion
1968–34 million22.4 billion
19672 million31 million22.1 billion
19669 million99 million22.4 billion
1965–14 million23.1 billion
1964–4 million24.2 billion
1963–27 million18.1 billion
1962–21 million15.5 billion
1961–4 million15 billion
1960–24 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Burundi vs Ethiopia

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment