China vs Congo - Kinshasa

China vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 163 million TIV, or 4.7 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

Watch it change on the map

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Congo - Kinshasa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 163 million TIV, or 4.7 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
ChinaCongo - KinshasaWorld

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1983, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, China ranked 36 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearChinaCongo - KinshasaWorld
2025207 million44 million33.3 billion
202471 million40 million30.6 billion
2023428 million27 million29.5 billion
2022646 million–33 billion
2021685 million–26.8 billion
2020775 million9 million23.4 billion
20191.57 billion–26.9 billion
20182.25 billion1 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion–31.2 billion
20161.21 billion43 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion3 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion–27 billion
20131.22 billion1 million27.4 billion
20121.54 billion15 million27.9 billion
20111.03 billion–29.9 billion
2010940 million156 million25.8 billion
20091.38 billion37 million24 billion
20081.78 billion18 million24.1 billion
20071.7 billion–26.5 billion
20062.83 billion24 million24.4 billion
20053.47 billion26 million21.3 billion
20043.24 billion–21.3 billion
20032.33 billion–19.2 billion
20022.83 billion18 million17.7 billion
20012.76 billion11 million18.3 billion
20002.47 billion89 million20.5 billion
19991.72 billion46 million25.3 billion
1998375 million10 million27.9 billion
1997940 million6 million28.9 billion
19961.5 billion61 million23.7 billion
1995701 million022.9 billion
1994304 million–22.8 billion
19931.23 billion–25.8 billion
19921.18 billion2 million24.3 billion
1991439 million–27.8 billion
1990267 million4 million28.6 billion
1989163 million–31.7 billion
198897 million1 million32.9 billion
198747 million36 million36.2 billion
198611 million1 million35.5 billion
1985104 million1 million33.2 billion
198462 million16 million36.8 billion
198316 million5 million39.1 billion
19825 million15 million41.4 billion
1981–12 million42 billion
19804 million10 million37.4 billion
19798 million15 million33.3 billion
197883 million38 million39.2 billion
197772 million28 million37 billion
19761 million134 million33 billion
19751 million445 million34.2 billion
19741 million9 million32.9 billion
19731 million5 million32.6 billion
19721 million15 million28.7 billion
19711 million165 million29.3 billion
19701 million19 million22.1 billion
1969–28 million24.7 billion
1968180 million7 million22.4 billion
1967144 million16 million22.1 billion
1966225 million27 million22.4 billion
1965257 million23 million23.1 billion
1964485 million64 million24.2 billion
1963450 million32 million18.1 billion
1962415 million13 million15.5 billion
1961952 million9 million15 billion
19602.36 billion2 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

China vs Congo - Kinshasa

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment