Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia

Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 19 million TIV, or 1.43 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 19 million TIV, or 1.43 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and Ethiopia ranked 53 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

YearCongo - KinshasaEthiopiaWorld
202544 million63 million33.3 billion
202440 million48 million30.6 billion
202327 million2 million29.5 billion
2022–45 million33 billion
2021–16 million26.8 billion
20209 million25 million23.4 billion
2019–76 million26.9 billion
20181 million14 million27.3 billion
2017–51 million31.2 billion
201643 million55 million31.4 billion
20153 million10 million28.7 billion
2014–33 million27 billion
20131 million154 million27.4 billion
201215 million193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
2010156 million58 million25.8 billion
200937 million–24 billion
200818 million–24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
200624 million–24.4 billion
200526 million–21.3 billion
2004–239 million21.3 billion
2003–174 million19.2 billion
200218 million20 million17.7 billion
200111 million–18.3 billion
200089 million114 million20.5 billion
199946 million152 million25.3 billion
199810 million208 million27.9 billion
19976 million69 million28.9 billion
199661 million–23.7 billion
19950–22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19922 million–24.3 billion
1991–80 million27.8 billion
19904 million2 million28.6 billion
1989–47 million31.7 billion
19881 million155 million32.9 billion
198736 million239 million36.2 billion
19861 million348 million35.5 billion
19851 million268 million33.2 billion
198416 million228 million36.8 billion
19835 million403 million39.1 billion
198215 million516 million41.4 billion
198112 million328 million42 billion
198010 million330 million37.4 billion
197915 million113 million33.3 billion
197838 million965 million39.2 billion
197728 million1.13 billion37 billion
1976134 million113 million33 billion
1975445 million58 million34.2 billion
19749 million36 million32.9 billion
19735 million5 million32.6 billion
197215 million53 million28.7 billion
1971165 million54 million29.3 billion
197019 million90 million22.1 billion
196928 million24 million24.7 billion
19687 million34 million22.4 billion
196716 million31 million22.1 billion
196627 million99 million22.4 billion
196523 million14 million23.1 billion
196464 million4 million24.2 billion
196332 million27 million18.1 billion
196213 million21 million15.5 billion
19619 million4 million15 billion
19602 million24 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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