Egypt vs South Africa

Egypt vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 667 million TIV, or 23 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Egypt vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 697 million TIV in Egypt and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 667 million TIV, or 23 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2010, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEgyptSouth AfricaWorld
2025697 million30 million33.3 billion
2024128 million–30.6 billion
20231.15 billion30 million29.5 billion
2022742 million30 million33 billion
20211.3 billion–26.8 billion
20201.4 billion–23.4 billion
20191.09 billion–26.9 billion
20181.64 billion–27.3 billion
20172.48 billion–31.2 billion
20161.65 billion–31.4 billion
20151.44 billion2 million28.7 billion
2014430 million50 million27 billion
2013719 million1 million27.4 billion
2012308 million127 million27.9 billion
2011653 million208 million29.9 billion
2010689 million178 million25.8 billion
200995 million134 million24 billion
2008326 million493 million24.1 billion
2007660 million910 million26.5 billion
2006695 million741 million24.4 billion
2005833 million262 million21.3 billion
2004660 million–21.3 billion
2003633 million–19.2 billion
2002717 million–17.7 billion
2001824 million18 million18.3 billion
2000833 million6 million20.5 billion
1999517 million21 million25.3 billion
1998483 million–27.9 billion
19971.05 billion11 million28.9 billion
1996969 million38 million23.7 billion
19951.7 billion38 million22.9 billion
19942.03 billion239 million22.8 billion
19931.26 billion238 million25.8 billion
1992973 million361 million24.3 billion
1991887 million26 million27.8 billion
1990563 million10 million28.6 billion
1989319 million11 million31.7 billion
1988449 million17 million32.9 billion
19871.63 billion20 million36.2 billion
19861.47 billion191 million35.5 billion
1985955 million25 million33.2 billion
19841.51 billion100 million36.8 billion
19831.7 billion192 million39.1 billion
19822.51 billion44 million41.4 billion
19811.2 billion122 million42 billion
19801.02 billion192 million37.4 billion
1979631 million125 million33.3 billion
1978136 million389 million39.2 billion
1977410 million500 million37 billion
1976159 million419 million33 billion
1975566 million235 million34.2 billion
19741.11 billion177 million32.9 billion
19732.61 billion369 million32.6 billion
19723.26 billion291 million28.7 billion
19711.98 billion309 million29.3 billion
19701.98 billion511 million22.1 billion
19691.24 billion211 million24.7 billion
19681.28 billion217 million22.4 billion
19672.24 billion299 million22.1 billion
19661.54 billion496 million22.4 billion
1965962 million386 million23.1 billion
1964851 million302 million24.2 billion
1963741 million520 million18.1 billion
1962685 million232 million15.5 billion
1961544 million–15 billion
1960164 million13 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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