Japan vs Kenya

Japan vs Kenya: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.6 billion TIV, or 15 times that in Kenya.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Japan vs Kenya: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 1.72 billion TIV in Japan and 117 million TIV in Kenya, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.6 billion TIV, or 15 times that in Kenya.
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What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1964.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 5 and Kenya ranked 43 of 110 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearJapanKenyaWorld
20251.72 billion117 million33.3 billion
20241.04 billion19 million30.6 billion
2023852 million–29.5 billion
20221.47 billion1 million33 billion
20211.01 billion4 million26.8 billion
2020929 million71 million23.4 billion
2019992 million18 million26.9 billion
2018764 million7 million27.3 billion
2017446 million17 million31.2 billion
2016332 million32 million31.4 billion
2015343 million30 million28.7 billion
2014316 million17 million27 billion
2013341 million1 million27.4 billion
2012239 million68 million27.9 billion
2011300 million35 million29.9 billion
2010658 million96 million25.8 billion
2009990 million34 million24 billion
2008990 million–24.1 billion
2007553 million11 million26.5 billion
2006469 million–24.4 billion
2005375 million–21.3 billion
2004399 million–21.3 billion
2003458 million–19.2 billion
2002442 million–17.7 billion
2001427 million–18.3 billion
2000497 million15 million20.5 billion
19991.26 billion–25.3 billion
19981.49 billion–27.9 billion
1997843 million61 million28.9 billion
1996876 million–23.7 billion
19951.26 billion–22.9 billion
19941.02 billion30 million22.8 billion
19932.13 billion–25.8 billion
19922.52 billion–24.3 billion
19912.94 billion14 million27.8 billion
19902.68 billion43 million28.6 billion
19892.28 billion47 million31.7 billion
19882 billion–32.9 billion
19871.94 billion178 million36.2 billion
19861.89 billion26 million35.5 billion
19851.97 billion6 million33.2 billion
19842.05 billion12 million36.8 billion
19831.69 billion17 million39.1 billion
19821.44 billion85 million41.4 billion
19811.31 billion144 million42 billion
19801.03 billion119 million37.4 billion
1979920 million56 million33.3 billion
1978901 million211 million39.2 billion
1977788 million58 million37 billion
19761.48 billion17 million33 billion
19751.6 billion25 million34.2 billion
1974733 million28 million32.9 billion
1973468 million2 million32.6 billion
1972493 million9 million28.7 billion
1971605 million26 million29.3 billion
1970502 million022.1 billion
1969488 million3 million24.7 billion
1968557 million2 million22.4 billion
1967610 million2 million22.1 billion
1966324 million19 million22.4 billion
19651.16 billion15 million23.1 billion
19641.72 billion6 million24.2 billion
1963239 million–18.1 billion
1962263 million–15.5 billion
1961335 million–15 billion
1960790 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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