Ghana vs Malawi

Ghana vs Malawi: Arms imports

Arms imports: 5 million TIV in Ghana in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 9 million TIV, or 5.5 times that in Malawi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ghana vs Malawi: Arms importsArms imports: 5 million TIV in Ghana in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 9 million TIV, or 5.5 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • Ghana has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaMalawiWorld
20255 million–33.3 billion
202411 million2 million30.6 billion
20238 million–29.5 billion
202240 million19 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
202012 million–23.4 billion
20192 million–26.9 billion
20180–27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
201622 million031.4 billion
201513 million3 million28.7 billion
201417 million2 million27 billion
201352 million3 million27.4 billion
201239 million1 million27.9 billion
201176 million–29.9 billion
20102 million–25.8 billion
20096 million–24 billion
2008–3 million24.1 billion
200716 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
20050–21.3 billion
200437 million–21.3 billion
20036 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200112 million–18.3 billion
20001 million–20.5 billion
19998 million–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
19975 million–28.9 billion
19967 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
199411 million4 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19911 million–27.8 billion
19904 million11 million28.6 billion
19892 million4 million31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
198713 million1 million36.2 billion
1986–10 million35.5 billion
19855 million7 million33.2 billion
1984–1 million36.8 billion
1983––39.1 billion
1982––41.4 billion
198148 million14 million42 billion
198038 million14 million37.4 billion
19797 million8 million33.3 billion
197818 million7 million39.2 billion
1977–6 million37 billion
197639 million2 million33 billion
197528 million–34.2 billion
197419 million–32.9 billion
197313 million–32.6 billion
197212 million028.7 billion
1971––29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
19671 million–22.1 billion
196624 million–22.4 billion
196540 million–23.1 billion
196440 million5 million24.2 billion
19636 million–18.1 billion
196220 million–15.5 billion
1961107 million–15 billion
196012 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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