Ghana vs South Africa

Ghana vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 25 million TIV, or 6 times that in Ghana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ghana vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 25 million TIV, or 6 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Ghana.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaSouth AfricaWorld
20255 million30 million33.3 billion
202411 million–30.6 billion
20238 million30 million29.5 billion
202240 million30 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 million–31.4 billion
201513 million2 million28.7 billion
201417 million50 million27 billion
201352 million1 million27.4 billion
201239 million127 million27.9 billion
201176 million208 million29.9 billion
20102 million178 million25.8 billion
20096 million134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
200716 million910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
20050262 million21.3 billion
200437 million–21.3 billion
20036 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200112 million18 million18.3 billion
20001 million6 million20.5 billion
19998 million21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
19975 million11 million28.9 billion
19967 million38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
199411 million239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
19911 million26 million27.8 billion
19904 million10 million28.6 billion
19892 million11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
198713 million20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
19855 million25 million33.2 billion
1984–100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
198148 million122 million42 billion
198038 million192 million37.4 billion
19797 million125 million33.3 billion
197818 million389 million39.2 billion
1977–500 million37 billion
197639 million419 million33 billion
197528 million235 million34.2 billion
197419 million177 million32.9 billion
197313 million369 million32.6 billion
197212 million291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
19671 million299 million22.1 billion
196624 million496 million22.4 billion
196540 million386 million23.1 billion
196440 million302 million24.2 billion
19636 million520 million18.1 billion
196220 million232 million15.5 billion
1961107 million–15 billion
196012 million13 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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