Congo - Kinshasa vs Niger

Congo - Kinshasa vs Niger: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 4 million TIV in Niger, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 11 times that in Niger.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Niger: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 4 million TIV in Niger, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 40 million TIV, or 11 times that in Niger.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Niger.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCongo - KinshasaNigerWorld
202544 million4 million33.3 billion
202440 million4 million30.6 billion
202327 million19 million29.5 billion
2022–34 million33 billion
2021–16 million26.8 billion
20209 million19 million23.4 billion
2019–5 million26.9 billion
20181 million1 million27.3 billion
2017–3 million31.2 billion
201643 million031.4 billion
20153 million10 million28.7 billion
2014–3 million27 billion
20131 million12 million27.4 billion
201215 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010156 million–25.8 billion
200937 million1 million24 billion
200818 million8 million24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
200624 million–24.4 billion
200526 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003–6 million19.2 billion
200218 million–17.7 billion
200111 million–18.3 billion
200089 million–20.5 billion
199946 million–25.3 billion
199810 million–27.9 billion
19976 million3 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
1991–14 million27.8 billion
19904 million–28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
19881 million–32.9 billion
198736 million–36.2 billion
19861 million3 million35.5 billion
19851 million–33.2 billion
198416 million3 million36.8 billion
19835 million25 million39.1 billion
198215 million6 million41.4 billion
198112 million–42 billion
198010 million8 million37.4 billion
197915 million57 million33.3 billion
197838 million2 million39.2 billion
197728 million–37 billion
1976134 million–33 billion
1975445 million–34.2 billion
19749 million3 million32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197215 million–28.7 billion
1971165 million12 million29.3 billion
197019 million1 million22.1 billion
196928 million2 million24.7 billion
19687 million–22.4 billion
196716 million–22.1 billion
196627 million–22.4 billion
196523 million1 million23.1 billion
196464 million1 million24.2 billion
196332 million–18.1 billion
196213 million–15.5 billion
19619 million1 million15 billion
19602 million1 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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