Cameroon vs Niger

Cameroon vs Niger: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 4 million TIV in Niger in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 17 million TIV, or 9.5 times that in Cameroon.

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Cameroon vs Niger: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 4 million TIV in Niger in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 17 million TIV, or 9.5 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Niger has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Cameroon.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCameroonNigerWorld
2025–4 million33.3 billion
2024–4 million30.6 billion
20232 million19 million29.5 billion
20222 million34 million33 billion
20214 million16 million26.8 billion
20202 million19 million23.4 billion
20194 million5 million26.9 billion
20182 million1 million27.3 billion
20178 million3 million31.2 billion
201623 million031.4 billion
201510 million10 million28.7 billion
2014124 million3 million27 billion
2013139 million12 million27.4 billion
20129 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
201010 million–25.8 billion
2009–1 million24 billion
20081 million8 million24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
20063 million–24.4 billion
20055 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003–6 million19.2 billion
200210 million–17.7 billion
20016 million–18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
19994 million–25.3 billion
19989 million–27.9 billion
19976 million3 million28.9 billion
19965 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19923 million–24.3 billion
1991–14 million27.8 billion
19908 million–28.6 billion
19893 million–31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
19875 million–36.2 billion
198611 million3 million35.5 billion
198516 million–33.2 billion
1984125 million3 million36.8 billion
19835 million25 million39.1 billion
1982113 million6 million41.4 billion
198128 million–42 billion
1980–8 million37.4 billion
19791 million57 million33.3 billion
1978–2 million39.2 billion
197773 million–37 billion
197629 million–33 billion
1975––34.2 billion
1974–3 million32.9 billion
197315 million–32.6 billion
19721 million–28.7 billion
19718 million12 million29.3 billion
1970–1 million22.1 billion
1969–2 million24.7 billion
19683 million–22.4 billion
19673 million–22.1 billion
19662 million–22.4 billion
19652 million1 million23.1 billion
196401 million24.2 billion
19632 million–18.1 billion
1962––15.5 billion
196101 million15 billion
1960–1 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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