Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire

Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 29 million TIV, or 2.93 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 29 million TIV, or 2.93 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 76 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 - KinshasaCôte d’IvoireWorld
202544 million15 million33.3 billion
202440 million7 million30.6 billion
202327 million70 million29.5 billion
2022–22 million33 billion
2021–7 million26.8 billion
20209 million3 million23.4 billion
2019–15 million26.9 billion
20181 million10 million27.3 billion
2017–14 million31.2 billion
201643 million5 million31.4 billion
20153 million5 million28.7 billion
2014–6 million27 billion
20131 million–27.4 billion
201215 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010156 million–25.8 billion
200937 million–24 billion
200818 million–24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
200624 million–24.4 billion
200526 million–21.3 billion
2004–9 million21.3 billion
2003–61 million19.2 billion
200218 million32 million17.7 billion
200111 million–18.3 billion
200089 million020.5 billion
199946 million2 million25.3 billion
199810 million–27.9 billion
19976 million028.9 billion
199661 million–23.7 billion
199502 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19922 million024.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19904 million–28.6 billion
1989–2 million31.7 billion
19881 million–32.9 billion
198736 million–36.2 billion
19861 million–35.5 billion
19851 million–33.2 billion
198416 million9 million36.8 billion
19835 million–39.1 billion
198215 million–41.4 billion
198112 million19 million42 billion
198010 million56 million37.4 billion
197915 million38 million33.3 billion
197838 million15 million39.2 billion
197728 million22 million37 billion
1976134 million–33 billion
1975445 million–34.2 billion
19749 million18 million32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197215 million1 million28.7 billion
1971165 million17 million29.3 billion
197019 million7 million22.1 billion
196928 million2 million24.7 billion
19687 million26 million22.4 billion
196716 million3 million22.1 billion
196627 million2 million22.4 billion
196523 million–23.1 billion
196464 million–24.2 billion
196332 million1 million18.1 billion
196213 million1 million15.5 billion
19619 million3 million15 billion
19602 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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