Congo - Kinshasa vs United Arab Emirates

Congo - Kinshasa vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 824 million TIV, or 20 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Congo - Kinshasa vs United Arab Emirates: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 44 million TIV in Congo - Kinshasa and 868 million TIV in United Arab Emirates, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 824 million TIV, or 20 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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What the numbers say

  • United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
  • In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 58 and United Arab Emirates ranked 9 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 - KinshasaUnited Arab EmiratesWorld
202544 million868 million33.3 billion
202440 million1.09 billion30.6 billion
202327 million918 million29.5 billion
2022–756 million33 billion
2021–577 million26.8 billion
20209 million660 million23.4 billion
2019–750 million26.9 billion
20181 million1.17 billion27.3 billion
2017–909 million31.2 billion
201643 million1.49 billion31.4 billion
20153 million1.69 billion28.7 billion
2014–736 million27 billion
20131 million2.32 billion27.4 billion
201215 million1.14 billion27.9 billion
2011–1.22 billion29.9 billion
2010156 million650 million25.8 billion
200937 million604 million24 billion
200818 million730 million24.1 billion
2007–819 million26.5 billion
200624 million1.93 billion24.4 billion
200526 million2.07 billion21.3 billion
2004–1.15 billion21.3 billion
2003–676 million19.2 billion
200218 million223 million17.7 billion
200111 million186 million18.3 billion
200089 million244 million20.5 billion
199946 million441 million25.3 billion
199810 million757 million27.9 billion
19976 million690 million28.9 billion
199661 million481 million23.7 billion
19950426 million22.9 billion
1994–571 million22.8 billion
1993–582 million25.8 billion
19922 million205 million24.3 billion
1991–237 million27.8 billion
19904 million561 million28.6 billion
1989–663 million31.7 billion
19881 million45 million32.9 billion
198736 million195 million36.2 billion
19861 million132 million35.5 billion
19851 million145 million33.2 billion
198416 million310 million36.8 billion
19835 million163 million39.1 billion
198215 million155 million41.4 billion
198112 million420 million42 billion
198010 million213 million37.4 billion
197915 million39 million33.3 billion
197838 million230 million39.2 billion
197728 million310 million37 billion
1976134 million275 million33 billion
1975445 million145 million34.2 billion
19749 million100 million32.9 billion
19735 million88 million32.6 billion
197215 million28 million28.7 billion
1971165 million24 million29.3 billion
197019 million67 million22.1 billion
196928 million12 million24.7 billion
19687 million13 million22.4 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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