Guinea vs South Sudan

Guinea vs South Sudan: Arms imports

Arms imports: 6 million TIV in Guinea in 2025 and 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 7 million TIV, or 8 times that in Guinea.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Guinea vs South Sudan: Arms importsArms imports: 6 million TIV in Guinea in 2025 and 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 7 million TIV, or 8 times that in Guinea.
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What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Guinea.
  • The world as a whole: 26.8 billion TIV in 2021.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGuineaSouth SudanWorld
20256 million–33.3 billion
20246 million–30.6 billion
20231 million–29.5 billion
2022–10 million33 billion
20211 million8 million26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
20194 million–26.9 billion
20181 million–27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
2016–8 million31.4 billion
2015–19 million28.7 billion
20145 million41 million27 billion
2013–13 million27.4 billion
20124 million2 million27.9 billion
20111 million65 million29.9 billion
20105 million2 million25.8 billion
2009–1 million24 billion
2008–44 million24.1 billion
2007037 million26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
20051 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20032 million–19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
20016 million–18.3 billion
200026 million–20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
19911 million–27.8 billion
19901 million–28.6 billion
198940 million–31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
198639 million–35.5 billion
1985––33.2 billion
1984––36.8 billion
19831 million–39.1 billion
19821 million–41.4 billion
19811 million–42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
197969 million–33.3 billion
197845 million–39.2 billion
19778 million–37 billion
197618 million–33 billion
19752 million–34.2 billion
197424 million–32.9 billion
197318 million–32.6 billion
19725 million–28.7 billion
19714 million–29.3 billion
19701 million–22.1 billion
19690–24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
19677 million–22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
196518 million–23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
19630–18.1 billion
1962––15.5 billion
19612 million–15 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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