Guinea vs South Africa

Guinea vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 6 million TIV in Guinea and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 24 million TIV, or 5 times that in Guinea.

Watch it change on the map

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Guinea vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 6 million TIV in Guinea and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 24 million TIV, or 5 times that in Guinea.
GuineaSouth AfricaWorld

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2001, when it overtook Guinea.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuineaSouth AfricaWorld
20256 million30 million33.3 billion
20246 million–30.6 billion
20231 million30 million29.5 billion
2022–30 million33 billion
20211 million–26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
20194 million–26.9 billion
20181 million–27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
2016––31.4 billion
2015–2 million28.7 billion
20145 million50 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
20124 million127 million27.9 billion
20111 million208 million29.9 billion
20105 million178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
20070910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
20051 million262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20032 million–19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
20016 million18 million18.3 billion
200026 million6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
19911 million26 million27.8 billion
19901 million10 million28.6 billion
198940 million11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
198639 million191 million35.5 billion
1985–25 million33.2 billion
1984–100 million36.8 billion
19831 million192 million39.1 billion
19821 million44 million41.4 billion
19811 million122 million42 billion
1980–192 million37.4 billion
197969 million125 million33.3 billion
197845 million389 million39.2 billion
19778 million500 million37 billion
197618 million419 million33 billion
19752 million235 million34.2 billion
197424 million177 million32.9 billion
197318 million369 million32.6 billion
19725 million291 million28.7 billion
19714 million309 million29.3 billion
19701 million511 million22.1 billion
19690211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
19677 million299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
196518 million386 million23.1 billion
19640302 million24.2 billion
19630520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
196033 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Guinea vs South Africa

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment