Cameroon vs Somalia

Cameroon vs Somalia: Arms imports

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

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCameroonSomaliaWorld
2025–2 million33.3 billion
2024–4 million30.6 billion
20232 million4 million29.5 billion
20222 million–33 billion
20214 million2 million26.8 billion
20202 million2 million23.4 billion
20194 million8 million26.9 billion
20182 million–27.3 billion
20178 million2 million31.2 billion
201623 million2 million31.4 billion
201510 million1 million28.7 billion
2014124 million–27 billion
2013139 million3 million27.4 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––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
200210 million–17.7 billion
20016 million–18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
19994 million1 million25.3 billion
19989 million–27.9 billion
19976 million–28.9 billion
19965 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19923 million–24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19908 million16 million28.6 billion
19893 million–31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
19875 million–36.2 billion
198611 million15 million35.5 billion
198516 million42 million33.2 billion
1984125 million15 million36.8 billion
19835 million23 million39.1 billion
1982113 million61 million41.4 billion
198128 million97 million42 billion
1980–101 million37.4 billion
19791 million90 million33.3 billion
1978–57 million39.2 billion
197773 million29 million37 billion
197629 million185 million33 billion
1975–128 million34.2 billion
1974–283 million32.9 billion
197315 million165 million32.6 billion
19721 million24 million28.7 billion
19718 million–29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969–1 million24.7 billion
19683 million4 million22.4 billion
19673 million72 million22.1 billion
19662 million53 million22.4 billion
19652 million31 million23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
19632 million11 million18.1 billion
1962–015.5 billion
196102 million15 billion
1960–11 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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