Ethiopia vs Russia

Ethiopia vs Russia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 66 million TIV, or 2.05 times that in Ethiopia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ethiopia vs Russia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 63 million TIV in Ethiopia and 129 million TIV in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 66 million TIV, or 2.05 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 53 and Russia ranked 42 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

YearEthiopiaRussiaWorld
202563 million129 million33.3 billion
202448 million315 million30.6 billion
20232 million95 million29.5 billion
202245 million39 million33 billion
202116 million6 million26.8 billion
202025 million1 million23.4 billion
201976 million5 million26.9 billion
201814 million62 million27.3 billion
201751 million94 million31.2 billion
201655 million127 million31.4 billion
201510 million113 million28.7 billion
201433 million207 million27 billion
2013154 million185 million27.4 billion
2012193 million121 million27.9 billion
201176 million10 million29.9 billion
201058 million25 million25.8 billion
2009–8 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007–90 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
2001–2 million18.3 billion
2000114 million1.15 billion20.5 billion
1999152 million368 million25.3 billion
1998208 million–27.9 billion
199769 million–28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–40 million24.3 billion
199180 million–27.8 billion
19902 million–28.6 billion
198947 million–31.7 billion
1988155 million–32.9 billion
1987239 million–36.2 billion
1986348 million–35.5 billion
1985268 million–33.2 billion
1984228 million–36.8 billion
1983403 million–39.1 billion
1982516 million–41.4 billion
1981328 million–42 billion
1980330 million–37.4 billion
1979113 million–33.3 billion
1978965 million–39.2 billion
19771.13 billion–37 billion
1976113 million–33 billion
197558 million–34.2 billion
197436 million–32.9 billion
19735 million–32.6 billion
197253 million–28.7 billion
197154 million–29.3 billion
197090 million–22.1 billion
196924 million–24.7 billion
196834 million–22.4 billion
196731 million–22.1 billion
196699 million–22.4 billion
196514 million–23.1 billion
19644 million–24.2 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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