Congo - Kinshasa vs Kenya

Congo - Kinshasa vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 73 million TIV, or 2.66 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 73 million TIV, or 2.66 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 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

YearCongo - KinshasaKenyaWorld
202544 million117 million33.3 billion
202440 million19 million30.6 billion
202327 million–29.5 billion
2022–1 million33 billion
2021–4 million26.8 billion
20209 million71 million23.4 billion
2019–18 million26.9 billion
20181 million7 million27.3 billion
2017–17 million31.2 billion
201643 million32 million31.4 billion
20153 million30 million28.7 billion
2014–17 million27 billion
20131 million1 million27.4 billion
201215 million68 million27.9 billion
2011–35 million29.9 billion
2010156 million96 million25.8 billion
200937 million34 million24 billion
200818 million–24.1 billion
2007–11 million26.5 billion
200624 million–24.4 billion
200526 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
200218 million–17.7 billion
200111 million–18.3 billion
200089 million15 million20.5 billion
199946 million–25.3 billion
199810 million–27.9 billion
19976 million61 million28.9 billion
199661 million–23.7 billion
19950–22.9 billion
1994–30 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19922 million–24.3 billion
1991–14 million27.8 billion
19904 million43 million28.6 billion
1989–47 million31.7 billion
19881 million–32.9 billion
198736 million178 million36.2 billion
19861 million26 million35.5 billion
19851 million6 million33.2 billion
198416 million12 million36.8 billion
19835 million17 million39.1 billion
198215 million85 million41.4 billion
198112 million144 million42 billion
198010 million119 million37.4 billion
197915 million56 million33.3 billion
197838 million211 million39.2 billion
197728 million58 million37 billion
1976134 million17 million33 billion
1975445 million25 million34.2 billion
19749 million28 million32.9 billion
19735 million2 million32.6 billion
197215 million9 million28.7 billion
1971165 million26 million29.3 billion
197019 million022.1 billion
196928 million3 million24.7 billion
19687 million2 million22.4 billion
196716 million2 million22.1 billion
196627 million19 million22.4 billion
196523 million15 million23.1 billion
196464 million6 million24.2 billion
196332 million–18.1 billion
196213 million–15.5 billion
19619 million–15 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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