Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia

Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 85 million TIV, or 2.93 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 85 million TIV, or 2.93 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and Russia ranked 42 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 - KinshasaRussiaWorld
202544 million129 million33.3 billion
202440 million315 million30.6 billion
202327 million95 million29.5 billion
2022–39 million33 billion
2021–6 million26.8 billion
20209 million1 million23.4 billion
2019–5 million26.9 billion
20181 million62 million27.3 billion
2017–94 million31.2 billion
201643 million127 million31.4 billion
20153 million113 million28.7 billion
2014–207 million27 billion
20131 million185 million27.4 billion
201215 million121 million27.9 billion
2011–10 million29.9 billion
2010156 million25 million25.8 billion
200937 million8 million24 billion
200818 million–24.1 billion
2007–90 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 million2 million18.3 billion
200089 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
199946 million368 million25.3 billion
199810 million–27.9 billion
19976 million–28.9 billion
199661 million–23.7 billion
19950–22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19922 million40 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19904 million–28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
19881 million–32.9 billion
198736 million–36.2 billion
19861 million–35.5 billion
19851 million–33.2 billion
198416 million–36.8 billion
19835 million–39.1 billion
198215 million–41.4 billion
198112 million–42 billion
198010 million–37.4 billion
197915 million–33.3 billion
197838 million–39.2 billion
197728 million–37 billion
1976134 million–33 billion
1975445 million–34.2 billion
19749 million–32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197215 million–28.7 billion
1971165 million–29.3 billion
197019 million–22.1 billion
196928 million–24.7 billion
19687 million–22.4 billion
196716 million–22.1 billion
196627 million–22.4 billion
196523 million–23.1 billion
196464 million–24.2 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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