Ghana vs Uganda

Ghana vs Uganda: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 2 million TIV in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 3 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Uganda.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ghana vs Uganda: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 5 million TIV in Ghana and 2 million TIV in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ghana, by 3 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Uganda.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaUgandaWorld
20255 million2 million33.3 billion
202411 million–30.6 billion
20238 million16 million29.5 billion
202240 million66 million33 billion
2021–8 million26.8 billion
202012 million79 million23.4 billion
20192 million23 million26.9 billion
2018010 million27.3 billion
2017–22 million31.2 billion
201622 million1 million31.4 billion
201513 million7 million28.7 billion
201417 million2 million27 billion
201352 million20 million27.4 billion
201239 million213 million27.9 billion
201176 million468 million29.9 billion
20102 million37 million25.8 billion
20096 million28 million24 billion
2008–14 million24.1 billion
200716 million026.5 billion
2006–5 million24.4 billion
2005010 million21.3 billion
200437 million36 million21.3 billion
20036 million–19.2 billion
20021 million33 million17.7 billion
200112 million–18.3 billion
20001 million6 million20.5 billion
19998 million39 million25.3 billion
1998–55 million27.9 billion
19975 million–28.9 billion
19967 million–23.7 billion
1995–32 million22.9 billion
199411 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19911 million–27.8 billion
19904 million–28.6 billion
19892 million20 million31.7 billion
1988–1 million32.9 billion
198713 million32 million36.2 billion
1986––35.5 billion
19855 million10 million33.2 billion
1984––36.8 billion
1983––39.1 billion
1982–14 million41.4 billion
198148 million–42 billion
198038 million–37.4 billion
19797 million–33.3 billion
197818 million–39.2 billion
1977–7 million37 billion
197639 million34 million33 billion
197528 million123 million34.2 billion
197419 million46 million32.9 billion
197313 million17 million32.6 billion
197212 million20 million28.7 billion
1971–3 million29.3 billion
1970–3 million22.1 billion
1969–16 million24.7 billion
1968–27 million22.4 billion
19671 million4 million22.1 billion
196624 million16 million22.4 billion
196540 million1 million23.1 billion
196440 million3 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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