China vs Kenya

China vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 90 million TIV, or 1.77 times that in Kenya.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

China vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 207 million TIV in China and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 90 million TIV, or 1.77 times that in Kenya.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Kenya.
  • In 2025, China ranked 36 and Kenya ranked 43 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

YearChinaKenyaWorld
2025207 million117 million33.3 billion
202471 million19 million30.6 billion
2023428 million–29.5 billion
2022646 million1 million33 billion
2021685 million4 million26.8 billion
2020775 million71 million23.4 billion
20191.57 billion18 million26.9 billion
20182.25 billion7 million27.3 billion
20171.55 billion17 million31.2 billion
20161.21 billion32 million31.4 billion
20151.19 billion30 million28.7 billion
20141.03 billion17 million27 billion
20131.22 billion1 million27.4 billion
20121.54 billion68 million27.9 billion
20111.03 billion35 million29.9 billion
2010940 million96 million25.8 billion
20091.38 billion34 million24 billion
20081.78 billion–24.1 billion
20071.7 billion11 million26.5 billion
20062.83 billion–24.4 billion
20053.47 billion–21.3 billion
20043.24 billion–21.3 billion
20032.33 billion–19.2 billion
20022.83 billion–17.7 billion
20012.76 billion–18.3 billion
20002.47 billion15 million20.5 billion
19991.72 billion–25.3 billion
1998375 million–27.9 billion
1997940 million61 million28.9 billion
19961.5 billion–23.7 billion
1995701 million–22.9 billion
1994304 million30 million22.8 billion
19931.23 billion–25.8 billion
19921.18 billion–24.3 billion
1991439 million14 million27.8 billion
1990267 million43 million28.6 billion
1989163 million47 million31.7 billion
198897 million–32.9 billion
198747 million178 million36.2 billion
198611 million26 million35.5 billion
1985104 million6 million33.2 billion
198462 million12 million36.8 billion
198316 million17 million39.1 billion
19825 million85 million41.4 billion
1981–144 million42 billion
19804 million119 million37.4 billion
19798 million56 million33.3 billion
197883 million211 million39.2 billion
197772 million58 million37 billion
19761 million17 million33 billion
19751 million25 million34.2 billion
19741 million28 million32.9 billion
19731 million2 million32.6 billion
19721 million9 million28.7 billion
19711 million26 million29.3 billion
19701 million022.1 billion
1969–3 million24.7 billion
1968180 million2 million22.4 billion
1967144 million2 million22.1 billion
1966225 million19 million22.4 billion
1965257 million15 million23.1 billion
1964485 million6 million24.2 billion
1963450 million–18.1 billion
1962415 million–15.5 billion
1961952 million–15 billion
19602.36 billion–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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