Colombia vs Kenya

Colombia vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 95 million TIV, or 5.32 times that in Colombia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Colombia vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 22 million TIV in Colombia and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 95 million TIV, or 5.32 times that in Colombia.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Colombia.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 71 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

YearColombiaKenyaWorld
202522 million117 million33.3 billion
202412 million19 million30.6 billion
20233 million–29.5 billion
202250 million1 million33 billion
202145 million4 million26.8 billion
202080 million71 million23.4 billion
201922 million18 million26.9 billion
201816 million7 million27.3 billion
201791 million17 million31.2 billion
201618 million32 million31.4 billion
2015193 million30 million28.7 billion
2014170 million17 million27 billion
2013173 million1 million27.4 billion
2012200 million68 million27.9 billion
2011145 million35 million29.9 billion
2010259 million96 million25.8 billion
2009263 million34 million24 billion
2008110 million–24.1 billion
2007237 million11 million26.5 billion
200654 million–24.4 billion
200518 million–21.3 billion
200418 million–21.3 billion
2003145 million–19.2 billion
2002173 million–17.7 billion
2001268 million–18.3 billion
200068 million15 million20.5 billion
199944 million–25.3 billion
1998160 million–27.9 billion
1997193 million61 million28.9 billion
199649 million–23.7 billion
199535 million–22.9 billion
199442 million30 million22.8 billion
199368 million–25.8 billion
199236 million–24.3 billion
199172 million14 million27.8 billion
199013 million43 million28.6 billion
1989218 million47 million31.7 billion
198837 million–32.9 billion
19874 million178 million36.2 billion
19866 million26 million35.5 billion
19857 million6 million33.2 billion
1984660 million12 million36.8 billion
1983300 million17 million39.1 billion
198218 million85 million41.4 billion
198128 million144 million42 billion
198012 million119 million37.4 billion
197936 million56 million33.3 billion
197812 million211 million39.2 billion
19778 million58 million37 billion
197610 million17 million33 billion
1975291 million25 million34.2 billion
19745 million28 million32.9 billion
1973163 million2 million32.6 billion
1972171 million9 million28.7 billion
197140 million26 million29.3 billion
19708 million022.1 billion
1969121 million3 million24.7 billion
196832 million2 million22.4 billion
196715 million2 million22.1 billion
196632 million19 million22.4 billion
196518 million15 million23.1 billion
19649 million6 million24.2 billion
196332 million–18.1 billion
19626 million–15.5 billion
196166 million–15 billion
19605 million–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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