Ethiopia vs Côte d’Ivoire

Ethiopia vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 48 million TIV, or 4.2 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ethiopia vs Côte d’Ivoire: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 48 million TIV, or 4.2 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 53 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 76 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearEthiopiaCôte d’IvoireWorld
202563 million15 million33.3 billion
202448 million7 million30.6 billion
20232 million70 million29.5 billion
202245 million22 million33 billion
202116 million7 million26.8 billion
202025 million3 million23.4 billion
201976 million15 million26.9 billion
201814 million10 million27.3 billion
201751 million14 million31.2 billion
201655 million5 million31.4 billion
201510 million5 million28.7 billion
201433 million6 million27 billion
2013154 million–27.4 billion
2012193 million–27.9 billion
201176 million–29.9 billion
201058 million–25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004239 million9 million21.3 billion
2003174 million61 million19.2 billion
200220 million32 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000114 million020.5 billion
1999152 million2 million25.3 billion
1998208 million–27.9 billion
199769 million028.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–024.3 billion
199180 million–27.8 billion
19902 million–28.6 billion
198947 million2 million31.7 billion
1988155 million–32.9 billion
1987239 million–36.2 billion
1986348 million–35.5 billion
1985268 million–33.2 billion
1984228 million9 million36.8 billion
1983403 million–39.1 billion
1982516 million–41.4 billion
1981328 million19 million42 billion
1980330 million56 million37.4 billion
1979113 million38 million33.3 billion
1978965 million15 million39.2 billion
19771.13 billion22 million37 billion
1976113 million–33 billion
197558 million–34.2 billion
197436 million18 million32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197253 million1 million28.7 billion
197154 million17 million29.3 billion
197090 million7 million22.1 billion
196924 million2 million24.7 billion
196834 million26 million22.4 billion
196731 million3 million22.1 billion
196699 million2 million22.4 billion
196514 million–23.1 billion
19644 million–24.2 billion
196327 million1 million18.1 billion
196221 million1 million15.5 billion
19614 million3 million15 billion
196024 million–15.7 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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