Eswatini vs South Africa

Eswatini vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Eswatini in 2020 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2001 the value was higher in South Africa, by 17 million TIV, or 18 times that in Eswatini.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Eswatini vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Eswatini in 2020 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2001 the value was higher in South Africa, by 17 million TIV, or 18 times that in Eswatini.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1979.
  • The world as a whole: 18.3 billion TIV in 2001.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEswatiniSouth AfricaWorld
2025–30 million33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
2023–30 million29.5 billion
2022–30 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
20202 million–23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
2016––31.4 billion
2015–2 million28.7 billion
2014–50 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
2012–127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
20011 million18 million18.3 billion
20001 million6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
1985–25 million33.2 billion
1984–100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
1981–122 million42 billion
1980–192 million37.4 billion
19796 million125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
1977–500 million37 billion
1976–419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–13 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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