Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3 billion TIV, or 69 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 3.04 billion TIV in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3 billion TIV, or 69 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and Saudi Arabia ranked 1 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 - KinshasaSaudi ArabiaWorld
202544 million3.04 billion33.3 billion
202440 million1.24 billion30.6 billion
202327 million1.33 billion29.5 billion
2022–3.05 billion33 billion
2021–1.75 billion26.8 billion
20209 million2.24 billion23.4 billion
2019–3.03 billion26.9 billion
20181 million2.94 billion27.3 billion
2017–3.85 billion31.2 billion
201643 million2.91 billion31.4 billion
20153 million3.47 billion28.7 billion
2014–2.72 billion27 billion
20131 million1.69 billion27.4 billion
201215 million835 million27.9 billion
2011–1.18 billion29.9 billion
2010156 million1.11 billion25.8 billion
200937 million828 million24 billion
200818 million389 million24.1 billion
2007–229 million26.5 billion
200624 million207 million24.4 billion
200526 million166 million21.3 billion
2004–1.16 billion21.3 billion
2003–158 million19.2 billion
200218 million559 million17.7 billion
200111 million59 million18.3 billion
200089 million104 million20.5 billion
199946 million1.58 billion25.3 billion
199810 million2.89 billion27.9 billion
19976 million2.79 billion28.9 billion
199661 million1.73 billion23.7 billion
19950985 million22.9 billion
1994–981 million22.8 billion
1993–2.35 billion25.8 billion
19922 million1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991–1.04 billion27.8 billion
19904 million2.04 billion28.6 billion
1989–1.38 billion31.7 billion
19881 million784 million32.9 billion
198736 million2.01 billion36.2 billion
19861 million2.84 billion35.5 billion
19851 million1.31 billion33.2 billion
198416 million824 million36.8 billion
19835 million1.82 billion39.1 billion
198215 million2.22 billion41.4 billion
198112 million1.82 billion42 billion
198010 million1.09 billion37.4 billion
197915 million767 million33.3 billion
197838 million1.01 billion39.2 billion
197728 million1.02 billion37 billion
1976134 million702 million33 billion
1975445 million372 million34.2 billion
19749 million547 million32.9 billion
19735 million202 million32.6 billion
197215 million130 million28.7 billion
1971165 million10 million29.3 billion
197019 million87 million22.1 billion
196928 million416 million24.7 billion
19687 million448 million22.4 billion
196716 million222 million22.1 billion
196627 million227 million22.4 billion
196523 million48 million23.1 billion
196464 million5 million24.2 billion
196332 million–18.1 billion
196213 million22 million15.5 billion
19619 million8 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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