Chad vs South Africa

Chad vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Chad and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 26 million TIV, or 7.5 times that in Chad.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Chad vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Chad and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 26 million TIV, or 7.5 times that in Chad.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Chad.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChadSouth AfricaWorld
20254 million30 million33.3 billion
202410 million–30.6 billion
202332 million30 million29.5 billion
20226 million30 million33 billion
202147 million–26.8 billion
20204 million–23.4 billion
20191 million–26.9 billion
20187 million–27.3 billion
20176 million–31.2 billion
20162 million–31.4 billion
20151 million2 million28.7 billion
201458 million50 million27 billion
201359 million1 million27.4 billion
20124 million127 million27.9 billion
20111 million208 million29.9 billion
201043 million178 million25.8 billion
200937 million134 million24 billion
200883 million493 million24.1 billion
200730 million910 million26.5 billion
200618 million741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
200116 million18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
19997 million21 million25.3 billion
19987 million–27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
19951 million38 million22.9 billion
19943 million239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
198956 million11 million31.7 billion
19889 million17 million32.9 billion
198728 million20 million36.2 billion
198629 million191 million35.5 billion
19851 million25 million33.2 billion
19849 million100 million36.8 billion
198337 million192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
1981–122 million42 billion
198010 million192 million37.4 billion
1979–125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
19773 million500 million37 billion
19768 million419 million33 billion
197510 million235 million34.2 billion
197413 million177 million32.9 billion
19733 million369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
19714 million309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
19650386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
19611 million–15 billion
19601 million13 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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