Ghana vs Zimbabwe

Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 5 million TIV in Ghana in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 12 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Ghana.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 5 million TIV in Ghana in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 12 million TIV, or 2.5 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Ghana.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaZimbabweWorld
20255 million–33.3 billion
202411 million–30.6 billion
20238 million20 million29.5 billion
202240 million–33 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 million–28.7 billion
201417 million–27 billion
201352 million–27.4 billion
201239 million–27.9 billion
201176 million–29.9 billion
20102 million–25.8 billion
20096 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
200716 million–26.5 billion
2006–25 million24.4 billion
2005025 million21.3 billion
200437 million14 million21.3 billion
20036 million16 million19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
200112 million10 million18.3 billion
20001 million8 million20.5 billion
19998 million25 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
19975 million–28.9 billion
19967 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
199411 million–22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
19911 million47 million27.8 billion
19904 million2 million28.6 billion
19892 million–31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
198713 million29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
19855 million28 million33.2 billion
1984–33 million36.8 billion
1983–34 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
198148 million15 million42 billion
198038 million–37.4 billion
19797 million–33.3 billion
197818 million16 million39.2 billion
1977–4 million37 billion
197639 million20 million33 billion
197528 million42 million34.2 billion
197419 million2 million32.9 billion
197313 million032.6 billion
197212 million21 million28.7 billion
1971–5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
19671 million21 million22.1 billion
196624 million–22.4 billion
196540 million–23.1 billion
196440 million–24.2 billion
19636 million20 million18.1 billion
196220 million16 million15.5 billion
1961107 million–15 billion
196012 million15 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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