Cameroon vs Tanzania

Cameroon vs Tanzania: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 4 million TIV in Tanzania in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 49 million TIV, or 13 times that in Cameroon.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Cameroon vs Tanzania: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Cameroon in 2023 and 4 million TIV in Tanzania in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 49 million TIV, or 13 times that in Cameroon.
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What the numbers say

  • Tanzania has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Cameroon.
  • The world as a whole: 26.8 billion TIV in 2021.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCameroonTanzaniaWorld
2025–4 million33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
20232 million–29.5 billion
20222 million–33 billion
20214 million53 million26.8 billion
20202 million9 million23.4 billion
20194 million–26.9 billion
20182 million17 million27.3 billion
20178 million2 million31.2 billion
201623 million20 million31.4 billion
201510 million20 million28.7 billion
2014124 million14 million27 billion
2013139 million130 million27.4 billion
20129 million115 million27.9 billion
2011–78 million29.9 billion
201010 million–25.8 billion
2009–29 million24 billion
20081 million–24.1 billion
2007–1 million26.5 billion
20063 million12 million24.4 billion
20055 million10 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003–51 million19.2 billion
200210 million1 million17.7 billion
20016 million–18.3 billion
2000–2 million20.5 billion
19994 million–25.3 billion
19989 million–27.9 billion
19976 million–28.9 billion
19965 million4 million23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–5 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19923 million18 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19908 million–28.6 billion
19893 million5 million31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
19875 million–36.2 billion
198611 million1 million35.5 billion
198516 million–33.2 billion
1984125 million–36.8 billion
19835 million–39.1 billion
1982113 million9 million41.4 billion
198128 million121 million42 billion
1980–53 million37.4 billion
19791 million260 million33.3 billion
1978–67 million39.2 billion
197773 million47 million37 billion
197629 million–33 billion
1975–48 million34.2 billion
1974–185 million32.9 billion
197315 million121 million32.6 billion
19721 million51 million28.7 billion
19718 million60 million29.3 billion
1970–11 million22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
19683 million–22.4 billion
19673 million1 million22.1 billion
19662 million22 million22.4 billion
19652 million4 million23.1 billion
196404 million24.2 billion
19632 million–18.1 billion
1962––15.5 billion
19610–15 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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