Eritrea vs Sudan

Eritrea vs Sudan: Arms imports

Arms imports: 4 million TIV in Eritrea in 2007 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2007 the value was higher in Sudan, by 54 million TIV, or 15 times that in Eritrea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Eritrea vs Sudan: Arms importsArms imports: 4 million TIV in Eritrea in 2007 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2007 the value was higher in Sudan, by 54 million TIV, or 15 times that in Eritrea.
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What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Eritrea.
  • The world as a whole: 26.5 billion TIV in 2007.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEritreaSudanWorld
2025–57 million33.3 billion
2024–50 million30.6 billion
2023–6 million29.5 billion
2022–3 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
2019–20 million26.9 billion
2018–35 million27.3 billion
2017–66 million31.2 billion
2016–110 million31.4 billion
2015–136 million28.7 billion
2014–70 million27 billion
2013–155 million27.4 billion
2012–119 million27.9 billion
2011–191 million29.9 billion
2010–196 million25.8 billion
2009–100 million24 billion
2008–120 million24.1 billion
20074 million58 million26.5 billion
2006–112 million24.4 billion
200599 million113 million21.3 billion
200480 million294 million21.3 billion
200317 million205 million19.2 billion
200218 million50 million17.7 billion
200157 million106 million18.3 billion
200020 million–20.5 billion
199931 million36 million25.3 billion
1998212 million–27.9 billion
199753 million63 million28.9 billion
199643 million27 million23.7 billion
19957 million3 million22.9 billion
199420 million–22.8 billion
199321 million–25.8 billion
1992–6 million24.3 billion
1991–46 million27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
1989–16 million31.7 billion
1988–77 million32.9 billion
1987–122 million36.2 billion
1986–10 million35.5 billion
1985–66 million33.2 billion
1984–106 million36.8 billion
1983–25 million39.1 billion
1982–90 million41.4 billion
1981–203 million42 billion
1980–3 million37.4 billion
1979–46 million33.3 billion
1978–208 million39.2 billion
1977–29 million37 billion
1976––33 billion
1975–5 million34.2 billion
1974–3 million32.9 billion
1973–23 million32.6 billion
1972–69 million28.7 billion
1971–87 million29.3 billion
1970–598 million22.1 billion
1969–177 million24.7 billion
1968–13 million22.4 billion
1967–6 million22.1 billion
1966–10 million22.4 billion
1965–5 million23.1 billion
1964–36 million24.2 billion
1963–17 million18.1 billion
1962–34 million15.5 billion
1961–17 million15 billion
1960–6 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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