Congo - Kinshasa vs Myanmar (Burma)

Congo - Kinshasa vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 26 million TIV, or 1.59 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 26 million TIV, or 1.59 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 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 - KinshasaMyanmar (Burma)World
202544 million70 million33.3 billion
202440 million222 million30.6 billion
202327 million132 million29.5 billion
2022–229 million33 billion
2021–67 million26.8 billion
20209 million217 million23.4 billion
2019–206 million26.9 billion
20181 million203 million27.3 billion
2017–210 million31.2 billion
201643 million284 million31.4 billion
20153 million258 million28.7 billion
2014–112 million27 billion
20131 million252 million27.4 billion
201215 million398 million27.9 billion
2011–668 million29.9 billion
2010156 million62 million25.8 billion
200937 million65 million24 billion
200818 million80 million24.1 billion
2007–153 million26.5 billion
200624 million206 million24.4 billion
200526 million179 million21.3 billion
2004–192 million21.3 billion
2003–100 million19.2 billion
200218 million156 million17.7 billion
200111 million153 million18.3 billion
200089 million16 million20.5 billion
199946 million141 million25.3 billion
199810 million156 million27.9 billion
19976 million231 million28.9 billion
199661 million115 million23.7 billion
19950224 million22.9 billion
1994–97 million22.8 billion
1993–331 million25.8 billion
19922 million31 million24.3 billion
1991–239 million27.8 billion
19904 million278 million28.6 billion
1989–34 million31.7 billion
19881 million–32.9 billion
198736 million–36.2 billion
19861 million9 million35.5 billion
19851 million–33.2 billion
198416 million–36.8 billion
19835 million–39.1 billion
198215 million38 million41.4 billion
198112 million–42 billion
198010 million40 million37.4 billion
197915 million19 million33.3 billion
197838 million25 million39.2 billion
197728 million9 million37 billion
1976134 million10 million33 billion
1975445 million53 million34.2 billion
19749 million–32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197215 million4 million28.7 billion
1971165 million28 million29.3 billion
197019 million4 million22.1 billion
196928 million22 million24.7 billion
19687 million6 million22.4 billion
196716 million14 million22.1 billion
196627 million3 million22.4 billion
196523 million19 million23.1 billion
196464 million18 million24.2 billion
196332 million28 million18.1 billion
196213 million14 million15.5 billion
19619 million17 million15 billion
19602 million6 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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