Ethiopia vs Kenya

Ethiopia vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 54 million TIV, or 1.86 times that in Ethiopia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
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Ethiopia vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 54 million TIV, or 1.86 times that in Ethiopia.
EthiopiaKenya

Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Ethiopia63 million 202510 million53 of 110
Kenya117 million 202530 million43 of 110
World33.3 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 53 and Kenya ranked 43 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

YearEthiopiaKenyaWorld
202563 million117 million33.3 billion
202448 million19 million30.6 billion
20232 million–29.5 billion
202245 million1 million33 billion
202116 million4 million26.8 billion
202025 million71 million23.4 billion
201976 million18 million26.9 billion
201814 million7 million27.3 billion
201751 million17 million31.2 billion
201655 million32 million31.4 billion
201510 million30 million28.7 billion
201433 million17 million27 billion
2013154 million1 million27.4 billion
2012193 million68 million27.9 billion
201176 million35 million29.9 billion
201058 million96 million25.8 billion
2009–34 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007–11 million26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004239 million–21.3 billion
2003174 million–19.2 billion
200220 million–17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000114 million15 million20.5 billion
1999152 million–25.3 billion
1998208 million–27.9 billion
199769 million61 million28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–30 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
199180 million14 million27.8 billion
19902 million43 million28.6 billion
198947 million47 million31.7 billion
1988155 million–32.9 billion
1987239 million178 million36.2 billion
1986348 million26 million35.5 billion
1985268 million6 million33.2 billion
1984228 million12 million36.8 billion
1983403 million17 million39.1 billion
1982516 million85 million41.4 billion
1981328 million144 million42 billion
1980330 million119 million37.4 billion
1979113 million56 million33.3 billion
1978965 million211 million39.2 billion
19771.13 billion58 million37 billion
1976113 million17 million33 billion
197558 million25 million34.2 billion
197436 million28 million32.9 billion
19735 million2 million32.6 billion
197253 million9 million28.7 billion
197154 million26 million29.3 billion
197090 million022.1 billion
196924 million3 million24.7 billion
196834 million2 million22.4 billion
196731 million2 million22.1 billion
196699 million19 million22.4 billion
196514 million15 million23.1 billion
19644 million6 million24.2 billion
196327 million–18.1 billion
196221 million–15.5 billion
19614 million–15 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.

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