Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa

Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 15 million TIV, or 2 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 15 million TIV in Côte d’Ivoire and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 15 million TIV, or 2 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2025, 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’IvoireSouth AfricaWorld
202515 million30 million33.3 billion
20247 million–30.6 billion
202370 million30 million29.5 billion
202222 million30 million33 billion
20217 million–26.8 billion
20203 million–23.4 billion
201915 million–26.9 billion
201810 million–27.3 billion
201714 million–31.2 billion
20165 million–31.4 billion
20155 million2 million28.7 billion
20146 million50 million27 billion
2013–1 million27.4 billion
2012–127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
20049 million–21.3 billion
200361 million–19.2 billion
200232 million–17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
200006 million20.5 billion
19992 million21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997011 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
19952 million38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
19920361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
19892 million11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
1985–25 million33.2 billion
19849 million100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
198119 million122 million42 billion
198056 million192 million37.4 billion
197938 million125 million33.3 billion
197815 million389 million39.2 billion
197722 million500 million37 billion
1976–419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
197418 million177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
19721 million291 million28.7 billion
197117 million309 million29.3 billion
19707 million511 million22.1 billion
19692 million211 million24.7 billion
196826 million217 million22.4 billion
19673 million299 million22.1 billion
19662 million496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
19631 million520 million18.1 billion
19621 million232 million15.5 billion
19613 million–15 billion
1960–13 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.

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