Eritrea vs Ethiopia

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Arms imports

Arms imports: 4 million TIV in Eritrea in 2007 and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 159 million TIV, or 2.99 times that in Eritrea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Arms importsArms imports: 4 million TIV in Eritrea in 2007 and 63 million TIV in Ethiopia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 159 million TIV, or 2.99 times that in Eritrea.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Eritrea.
  • The world as a whole: 21.3 billion TIV in 2004.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEritreaEthiopiaWorld
2025–63 million33.3 billion
2024–48 million30.6 billion
2023–2 million29.5 billion
2022–45 million33 billion
2021–16 million26.8 billion
2020–25 million23.4 billion
2019–76 million26.9 billion
2018–14 million27.3 billion
2017–51 million31.2 billion
2016–55 million31.4 billion
2015–10 million28.7 billion
2014–33 million27 billion
2013–154 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
2010–58 million25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
20074 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
200599 million–21.3 billion
200480 million239 million21.3 billion
200317 million174 million19.2 billion
200218 million20 million17.7 billion
200157 million–18.3 billion
200020 million114 million20.5 billion
199931 million152 million25.3 billion
1998212 million208 million27.9 billion
199753 million69 million28.9 billion
199643 million–23.7 billion
19957 million–22.9 billion
199420 million–22.8 billion
199321 million–25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991–80 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989–47 million31.7 billion
1988–155 million32.9 billion
1987–239 million36.2 billion
1986–348 million35.5 billion
1985–268 million33.2 billion
1984–228 million36.8 billion
1983–403 million39.1 billion
1982–516 million41.4 billion
1981–328 million42 billion
1980–330 million37.4 billion
1979–113 million33.3 billion
1978–965 million39.2 billion
1977–1.13 billion37 billion
1976–113 million33 billion
1975–58 million34.2 billion
1974–36 million32.9 billion
1973–5 million32.6 billion
1972–53 million28.7 billion
1971–54 million29.3 billion
1970–90 million22.1 billion
1969–24 million24.7 billion
1968–34 million22.4 billion
1967–31 million22.1 billion
1966–99 million22.4 billion
1965–14 million23.1 billion
1964–4 million24.2 billion
1963–27 million18.1 billion
1962–21 million15.5 billion
1961–4 million15 billion
1960–24 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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