Chad vs Zimbabwe

Chad vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 4 million TIV in Chad in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chad, by 12 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Zimbabwe.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Chad vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 4 million TIV in Chad in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Chad, by 12 million TIV, or 1.6 times that in Zimbabwe.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChadZimbabweWorld
20254 million–33.3 billion
202410 million–30.6 billion
202332 million20 million29.5 billion
20226 million–33 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 million–28.7 billion
201458 million–27 billion
201359 million–27.4 billion
20124 million–27.9 billion
20111 million–29.9 billion
201043 million–25.8 billion
200937 million–24 billion
200883 million–24.1 billion
200730 million–26.5 billion
200618 million25 million24.4 billion
2005–25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
200116 million10 million18.3 billion
2000–8 million20.5 billion
19997 million25 million25.3 billion
19987 million1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
19951 million–22.9 billion
19943 million–22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
198956 million–31.7 billion
19889 million2 million32.9 billion
198728 million29 million36.2 billion
198629 million212 million35.5 billion
19851 million28 million33.2 billion
19849 million33 million36.8 billion
198337 million34 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
1981–15 million42 billion
198010 million–37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
19773 million4 million37 billion
19768 million20 million33 billion
197510 million42 million34.2 billion
197413 million2 million32.9 billion
19733 million032.6 billion
1972–21 million28.7 billion
19714 million5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
19650–23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
1962–16 million15.5 billion
19611 million–15 billion
19601 million15 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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