Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville

Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville: Arms imports

Arms imports: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa in 2025 and 9 million TIV in Congo - Brazzaville in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 31 million TIV, or 4.44 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Congo - Brazzaville: Arms importsArms imports: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa in 2025 and 9 million TIV in Congo - Brazzaville in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 31 million TIV, or 4.44 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
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What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCongo - KinshasaCongo - BrazzavilleWorld
202544 million–33.3 billion
202440 million9 million30.6 billion
202327 million–29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
2021–3 million26.8 billion
20209 million–23.4 billion
2019–3 million26.9 billion
20181 million027.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
201643 million–31.4 billion
20153 million2 million28.7 billion
2014–6 million27 billion
20131 million35 million27.4 billion
201215 million26 million27.9 billion
2011–5 million29.9 billion
2010156 million32 million25.8 billion
200937 million4 million24 billion
200818 million–24.1 billion
2007–026.5 billion
200624 million1 million24.4 billion
200526 million4 million21.3 billion
2004–7 million21.3 billion
2003–8 million19.2 billion
200218 million–17.7 billion
200111 million–18.3 billion
200089 million020.5 billion
199946 million2 million25.3 billion
199810 million2 million27.9 billion
19976 million27 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
1991–18 million27.8 billion
19904 million44 million28.6 billion
1989–44 million31.7 billion
19881 million28 million32.9 billion
198736 million–36.2 billion
19861 million–35.5 billion
19851 million3 million33.2 billion
198416 million25 million36.8 billion
19835 million25 million39.1 billion
198215 million11 million41.4 billion
198112 million3 million42 billion
198010 million17 million37.4 billion
197915 million26 million33.3 billion
197838 million35 million39.2 billion
197728 million–37 billion
1976134 million4 million33 billion
1975445 million2 million34.2 billion
19749 million7 million32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197215 million2 million28.7 billion
1971165 million27 million29.3 billion
197019 million9 million22.1 billion
196928 million23 million24.7 billion
19687 million1 million22.4 billion
196716 million1 million22.1 billion
196627 million–22.4 billion
196523 million023.1 billion
196464 million–24.2 billion
196332 million018.1 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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