Guinea vs Nigeria

Guinea vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 6 million TIV in Guinea and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 15 million TIV, or 3.5 times that in Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Guinea vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 6 million TIV in Guinea and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 15 million TIV, or 3.5 times that in Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Guinea.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuineaNigeriaWorld
20256 million21 million33.3 billion
20246 million93 million30.6 billion
20231 million93 million29.5 billion
2022–53 million33 billion
20211 million273 million26.8 billion
2020–84 million23.4 billion
20194 million18 million26.9 billion
20181 million49 million27.3 billion
20172 million42 million31.2 billion
2016–61 million31.4 billion
2015–188 million28.7 billion
20145 million236 million27 billion
2013–30 million27.4 billion
20124 million28 million27.9 billion
20111 million63 million29.9 billion
20105 million223 million25.8 billion
2009–65 million24 billion
2008–33 million24.1 billion
2007062 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
20051 million–21.3 billion
2004–11 million21.3 billion
20032 million66 million19.2 billion
2002–6 million17.7 billion
20016 million9 million18.3 billion
200026 million36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
1997–1 million28.9 billion
1996–15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994–95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
19911 million4 million27.8 billion
19901 million18 million28.6 billion
198940 million15 million31.7 billion
1988–62 million32.9 billion
1987–115 million36.2 billion
198639 million211 million35.5 billion
1985–569 million33.2 billion
1984–359 million36.8 billion
19831 million41 million39.1 billion
19821 million642 million41.4 billion
19811 million331 million42 billion
1980–474 million37.4 billion
197969 million108 million33.3 billion
197845 million142 million39.2 billion
19778 million90 million37 billion
197618 million104 million33 billion
19752 million424 million34.2 billion
197424 million24 million32.9 billion
197318 million7 million32.6 billion
19725 million113 million28.7 billion
19714 million12 million29.3 billion
19701 million14 million22.1 billion
1969039 million24.7 billion
1968–50 million22.4 billion
19677 million47 million22.1 billion
1966–159 million22.4 billion
196518 million56 million23.1 billion
196402 million24.2 billion
196309 million18.1 billion
1962–8 million15.5 billion
19612 million1 million15 billion
196033 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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