Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire

Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 68 million TIV, or 35 times that in Cameroon.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 68 million TIV, or 35 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Cameroon.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCameroonCôte d’IvoireWorld
2025–15 million33.3 billion
2024–7 million30.6 billion
20232 million70 million29.5 billion
20222 million22 million33 billion
20214 million7 million26.8 billion
20202 million3 million23.4 billion
20194 million15 million26.9 billion
20182 million10 million27.3 billion
20178 million14 million31.2 billion
201623 million5 million31.4 billion
201510 million5 million28.7 billion
2014124 million6 million27 billion
2013139 million–27.4 billion
20129 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
201010 million–25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
20081 million–24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
20063 million–24.4 billion
20055 million–21.3 billion
2004–9 million21.3 billion
2003–61 million19.2 billion
200210 million32 million17.7 billion
20016 million–18.3 billion
2000–020.5 billion
19994 million2 million25.3 billion
19989 million–27.9 billion
19976 million028.9 billion
19965 million–23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19923 million024.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19908 million–28.6 billion
19893 million2 million31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
19875 million–36.2 billion
198611 million–35.5 billion
198516 million–33.2 billion
1984125 million9 million36.8 billion
19835 million–39.1 billion
1982113 million–41.4 billion
198128 million19 million42 billion
1980–56 million37.4 billion
19791 million38 million33.3 billion
1978–15 million39.2 billion
197773 million22 million37 billion
197629 million–33 billion
1975––34.2 billion
1974–18 million32.9 billion
197315 million–32.6 billion
19721 million1 million28.7 billion
19718 million17 million29.3 billion
1970–7 million22.1 billion
1969–2 million24.7 billion
19683 million26 million22.4 billion
19673 million3 million22.1 billion
19662 million2 million22.4 billion
19652 million–23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
19632 million1 million18.1 billion
1962–1 million15.5 billion
196103 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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