Indonesia vs South Africa

Indonesia vs South Africa: Arms exports

Arms exports: 17 million TIV in Indonesia in 2021 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Africa, by 126 million TIV, or 8.41 times that in Indonesia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Indonesia vs South Africa: Arms exportsArms exports: 17 million TIV in Indonesia in 2021 and 115 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Africa, by 126 million TIV, or 8.41 times that in Indonesia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Indonesia.
  • The world as a whole: 27.1 billion TIV in 2021.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearIndonesiaSouth AfricaWorld
2025–115 million33.5 billion
2024–96 million30.7 billion
2023–105 million29.5 billion
2022–113 million33.3 billion
202117 million143 million27.1 billion
2020–150 million24.1 billion
20199 million129 million27 billion
201815 million118 million27.4 billion
201794 million100 million31.3 billion
201685 million118 million31.5 billion
2015–76 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27.1 billion
2013–109 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
20114 million76 million29.9 billion
2010–250 million25.8 billion
2009–108 million24.4 billion
20081 million142 million24.1 billion
2007–137 million26.5 billion
20069 million200 million24.5 billion
20059 million36 million21.4 billion
200427 million74 million21.3 billion
2003–47 million19.2 billion
200254 million22 million17.7 billion
200118 million32 million18.5 billion
2000–21 million20.5 billion
199954 million24 million25.4 billion
1998–14 million27.9 billion
19979 million7 million28.9 billion
1996–31 million23.7 billion
199527 million17 million22.9 billion
199418 million13 million23 billion
199318 million54 million25.8 billion
1992–85 million24.3 billion
1991–54 million28.2 billion
1990––30.2 billion
1989–034.9 billion
1988–25 million36.8 billion
1987–28 million39.4 billion
19864 million25 million39 billion
19858 million25 million38.2 billion
1984––41.6 billion
1983––43.9 billion
1982–1 million46.2 billion
1981–49 million45.8 billion
19804 million49 million42.2 billion
1979––38.4 billion
19789 million–42.4 billion
1977–040 billion
1976–20 million36 billion
1975–29 million37.2 billion
1974–2 million36.6 billion
1973–1 million36.3 billion
1972–22 million34.5 billion
1971–7 million32.9 billion
197012 million2 million25.3 billion
1969–13 million28.1 billion
1968–9 million26.1 billion
1967–8 million25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
1964––26.7 billion
19637 million–20.3 billion
1962––17.5 billion
1961–33 million16.4 billion
1960–27 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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