Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt vs South Africa: Arms exports

Arms exports: 2 million TIV in Egypt in 2024 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 94 million TIV, or 48 times that in Egypt.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs South Africa: Arms exportsArms exports: 2 million TIV in Egypt in 2024 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Africa, by 94 million TIV, or 48 times that in Egypt.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Egypt.
  • The world as a whole: 30.7 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEgyptSouth AfricaWorld
2025–115 million33.5 billion
20242 million96 million30.7 billion
20234 million105 million29.5 billion
202241 million113 million33.3 billion
202141 million143 million27.1 billion
2020–150 million24.1 billion
20198 million129 million27 billion
2018–118 million27.4 billion
2017–100 million31.3 billion
2016–118 million31.5 billion
201521 million76 million28.7 billion
20147 million89 million27.1 billion
2013–109 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
2010–250 million25.8 billion
2009–108 million24.4 billion
2008–142 million24.1 billion
2007–137 million26.5 billion
2006–200 million24.5 billion
2005–36 million21.4 billion
2004–74 million21.3 billion
2003–47 million19.2 billion
2002–22 million17.7 billion
2001–32 million18.5 billion
2000–21 million20.5 billion
1999–24 million25.4 billion
1998–14 million27.9 billion
19975 million7 million28.9 billion
19965 million31 million23.7 billion
199512 million17 million22.9 billion
199417 million13 million23 billion
199328 million54 million25.8 billion
199215 million85 million24.3 billion
1991–54 million28.2 billion
199025 million–30.2 billion
198981 million034.9 billion
198881 million25 million36.8 billion
198776 million28 million39.4 billion
198619 million25 million39 billion
19855 million25 million38.2 billion
198437 million–41.6 billion
198371 million–43.9 billion
198281 million1 million46.2 billion
198171 million49 million45.8 billion
198029 million49 million42.2 billion
197932 million–38.4 billion
197878 million–42.4 billion
197751 million040 billion
1976–20 million36 billion
197516 million29 million37.2 billion
1974–2 million36.6 billion
1973–1 million36.3 billion
1972–22 million34.5 billion
1971–7 million32.9 billion
197039 million2 million25.3 billion
196915 million13 million28.1 billion
196826 million9 million26.1 billion
196715 million8 million25.6 billion
196614 million–25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
19641 million–26.7 billion
19638 million–20.3 billion
19627 million–17.5 billion
1961033 million16.4 billion
1960027 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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