Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria

Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 6 million TIV, or 1.4 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 6 million TIV, or 1.4 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCôte d’IvoireNigeriaWorld
202515 million21 million33.3 billion
20247 million93 million30.6 billion
202370 million93 million29.5 billion
202222 million53 million33 billion
20217 million273 million26.8 billion
20203 million84 million23.4 billion
201915 million18 million26.9 billion
201810 million49 million27.3 billion
201714 million42 million31.2 billion
20165 million61 million31.4 billion
20155 million188 million28.7 billion
20146 million236 million27 billion
2013–30 million27.4 billion
2012–28 million27.9 billion
2011–63 million29.9 billion
2010–223 million25.8 billion
2009–65 million24 billion
2008–33 million24.1 billion
2007–62 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
20049 million11 million21.3 billion
200361 million66 million19.2 billion
200232 million6 million17.7 billion
2001–9 million18.3 billion
2000036 million20.5 billion
19992 million–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
199701 million28.9 billion
1996–15 million23.7 billion
19952 million2 million22.9 billion
1994–95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992059 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
1990–18 million28.6 billion
19892 million15 million31.7 billion
1988–62 million32.9 billion
1987–115 million36.2 billion
1986–211 million35.5 billion
1985–569 million33.2 billion
19849 million359 million36.8 billion
1983–41 million39.1 billion
1982–642 million41.4 billion
198119 million331 million42 billion
198056 million474 million37.4 billion
197938 million108 million33.3 billion
197815 million142 million39.2 billion
197722 million90 million37 billion
1976–104 million33 billion
1975–424 million34.2 billion
197418 million24 million32.9 billion
1973–7 million32.6 billion
19721 million113 million28.7 billion
197117 million12 million29.3 billion
19707 million14 million22.1 billion
19692 million39 million24.7 billion
196826 million50 million22.4 billion
19673 million47 million22.1 billion
19662 million159 million22.4 billion
1965–56 million23.1 billion
1964–2 million24.2 billion
19631 million9 million18.1 billion
19621 million8 million15.5 billion
19613 million1 million15 billion
1960––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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