Burundi vs South Africa

Burundi vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1 million TIV, or 2 times that in Burundi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Burundi vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Burundi in 2019 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1 million TIV, or 2 times that in Burundi.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1966.
  • The world as a whole: 28.7 billion TIV in 2015.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBurundiSouth AfricaWorld
2025–30 million33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
2023–30 million29.5 billion
2022–30 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
20192 million–26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20163 million–31.4 billion
20151 million2 million28.7 billion
2014–50 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20125 million127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
20102 million178 million25.8 billion
20091 million134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
20023 million–17.7 billion
20011 million18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
199812 million–27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
19906 million10 million28.6 billion
19896 million11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
1985–25 million33.2 billion
19842 million100 million36.8 billion
198311 million192 million39.1 billion
19823 million44 million41.4 billion
19815 million122 million42 billion
19801 million192 million37.4 billion
1979–125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
1977–500 million37 billion
1976–419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
19730369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
19693 million211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
19672 million299 million22.1 billion
19669 million496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––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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