Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma)

Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 47 million TIV, or 1.67 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Kenya vs Myanmar (Burma): Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 70 million TIV in Myanmar (Burma), by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 47 million TIV, or 1.67 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
KenyaMyanmar (Burma)World

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
  • In 2025, Kenya ranked 43 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 51 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

YearKenyaMyanmar (Burma)World
2025117 million70 million33.3 billion
202419 million222 million30.6 billion
2023–132 million29.5 billion
20221 million229 million33 billion
20214 million67 million26.8 billion
202071 million217 million23.4 billion
201918 million206 million26.9 billion
20187 million203 million27.3 billion
201717 million210 million31.2 billion
201632 million284 million31.4 billion
201530 million258 million28.7 billion
201417 million112 million27 billion
20131 million252 million27.4 billion
201268 million398 million27.9 billion
201135 million668 million29.9 billion
201096 million62 million25.8 billion
200934 million65 million24 billion
2008–80 million24.1 billion
200711 million153 million26.5 billion
2006–206 million24.4 billion
2005–179 million21.3 billion
2004–192 million21.3 billion
2003–100 million19.2 billion
2002–156 million17.7 billion
2001–153 million18.3 billion
200015 million16 million20.5 billion
1999–141 million25.3 billion
1998–156 million27.9 billion
199761 million231 million28.9 billion
1996–115 million23.7 billion
1995–224 million22.9 billion
199430 million97 million22.8 billion
1993–331 million25.8 billion
1992–31 million24.3 billion
199114 million239 million27.8 billion
199043 million278 million28.6 billion
198947 million34 million31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987178 million–36.2 billion
198626 million9 million35.5 billion
19856 million–33.2 billion
198412 million–36.8 billion
198317 million–39.1 billion
198285 million38 million41.4 billion
1981144 million–42 billion
1980119 million40 million37.4 billion
197956 million19 million33.3 billion
1978211 million25 million39.2 billion
197758 million9 million37 billion
197617 million10 million33 billion
197525 million53 million34.2 billion
197428 million–32.9 billion
19732 million–32.6 billion
19729 million4 million28.7 billion
197126 million28 million29.3 billion
197004 million22.1 billion
19693 million22 million24.7 billion
19682 million6 million22.4 billion
19672 million14 million22.1 billion
196619 million3 million22.4 billion
196515 million19 million23.1 billion
19646 million18 million24.2 billion
1963–28 million18.1 billion
1962–14 million15.5 billion
1961–17 million15 billion
1960–6 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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