Burundi vs Nigeria

Burundi vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 21 million TIV in Nigeria in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 16 million TIV, or 9 times that in Burundi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burundi vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 21 million TIV in Nigeria in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2019 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 16 million TIV, or 9 times that in Burundi.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1966.
  • The world as a whole: 26.9 billion TIV in 2019.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurundiNigeriaWorld
2025–21 million33.3 billion
2024–93 million30.6 billion
2023–93 million29.5 billion
2022–53 million33 billion
2021–273 million26.8 billion
2020–84 million23.4 billion
20192 million18 million26.9 billion
2018–49 million27.3 billion
2017–42 million31.2 billion
20163 million61 million31.4 billion
20151 million188 million28.7 billion
2014–236 million27 billion
2013–30 million27.4 billion
20125 million28 million27.9 billion
2011–63 million29.9 billion
20102 million223 million25.8 billion
20091 million65 million24 billion
2008–33 million24.1 billion
2007–62 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004–11 million21.3 billion
2003–66 million19.2 billion
20023 million6 million17.7 billion
20011 million9 million18.3 billion
2000–36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
199812 million–27.9 billion
1997–1 million28.9 billion
1996–15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994–95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
19906 million18 million28.6 billion
19896 million15 million31.7 billion
1988–62 million32.9 billion
1987–115 million36.2 billion
1986–211 million35.5 billion
1985–569 million33.2 billion
19842 million359 million36.8 billion
198311 million41 million39.1 billion
19823 million642 million41.4 billion
19815 million331 million42 billion
19801 million474 million37.4 billion
1979–108 million33.3 billion
1978–142 million39.2 billion
1977–90 million37 billion
1976–104 million33 billion
1975–424 million34.2 billion
1974–24 million32.9 billion
197307 million32.6 billion
1972–113 million28.7 billion
1971–12 million29.3 billion
1970–14 million22.1 billion
19693 million39 million24.7 billion
1968–50 million22.4 billion
19672 million47 million22.1 billion
19669 million159 million22.4 billion
1965–56 million23.1 billion
1964–2 million24.2 billion
1963–9 million18.1 billion
1962–8 million15.5 billion
1961–1 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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