Congo - Kinshasa vs Mexico

Congo - Kinshasa vs Mexico: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 9 million TIV in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 35 million TIV, or 4.89 times that in Mexico.

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Change since 1960, SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
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Congo - Kinshasa vs Mexico: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 9 million TIV in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 35 million TIV, or 4.89 times that in Mexico.
Congo - KinshasaMexico

Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Congo - Kinshasa44 million 20253 million58 of 110
Mexico9 million 2025324 million84 of 110
World33.3 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Mexico.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCongo - KinshasaMexicoWorld
202544 million9 million33.3 billion
202440 million46 million30.6 billion
202327 million4 million29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
2021–3 million26.8 billion
20209 million277 million23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
20181 million16 million27.3 billion
2017–215 million31.2 billion
201643 million328 million31.4 billion
20153 million324 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27 billion
20131 million52 million27.4 billion
201215 million260 million27.9 billion
2011–225 million29.9 billion
2010156 million109 million25.8 billion
200937 million59 million24 billion
200818 million23 million24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
200624 million78 million24.4 billion
200526 million40 million21.3 billion
2004–321 million21.3 billion
2003–20 million19.2 billion
200218 million97 million17.7 billion
200111 million149 million18.3 billion
200089 million215 million20.5 billion
199946 million136 million25.3 billion
199810 million19 million27.9 billion
19976 million495 million28.9 billion
199661 million92 million23.7 billion
1995055 million22.9 billion
1994–136 million22.8 billion
1993–160 million25.8 billion
19922 million19 million24.3 billion
1991–40 million27.8 billion
19904 million32 million28.6 billion
1989–63 million31.7 billion
19881 million103 million32.9 billion
198736 million154 million36.2 billion
19861 million137 million35.5 billion
19851 million8 million33.2 billion
198416 million–36.8 billion
19835 million116 million39.1 billion
198215 million343 million41.4 billion
198112 million115 million42 billion
198010 million75 million37.4 billion
197915 million68 million33.3 billion
197838 million74 million39.2 billion
197728 million39 million37 billion
1976134 million69 million33 billion
1975445 million104 million34.2 billion
19749 million61 million32.9 billion
19735 million158 million32.6 billion
197215 million15 million28.7 billion
1971165 million48 million29.3 billion
197019 million82 million22.1 billion
196928 million–24.7 billion
19687 million–22.4 billion
196716 million15 million22.1 billion
196627 million22 million22.4 billion
196523 million12 million23.1 billion
196464 million38 million24.2 billion
196332 million60 million18.1 billion
196213 million109 million15.5 billion
19619 million30 million15 billion
19602 million20 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.

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