Kenya vs Somalia

Kenya vs Somalia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 115 million TIV, or 59 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Kenya vs Somalia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 115 million TIV, or 59 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearKenyaSomaliaWorld
2025117 million2 million33.3 billion
202419 million4 million30.6 billion
2023–4 million29.5 billion
20221 million–33 billion
20214 million2 million26.8 billion
202071 million2 million23.4 billion
201918 million8 million26.9 billion
20187 million–27.3 billion
201717 million2 million31.2 billion
201632 million2 million31.4 billion
201530 million1 million28.7 billion
201417 million–27 billion
20131 million3 million27.4 billion
201268 million–27.9 billion
201135 million–29.9 billion
201096 million–25.8 billion
200934 million–24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
200711 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
200015 million–20.5 billion
1999–1 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
199761 million–28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
199430 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
199114 million–27.8 billion
199043 million16 million28.6 billion
198947 million–31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987178 million–36.2 billion
198626 million15 million35.5 billion
19856 million42 million33.2 billion
198412 million15 million36.8 billion
198317 million23 million39.1 billion
198285 million61 million41.4 billion
1981144 million97 million42 billion
1980119 million101 million37.4 billion
197956 million90 million33.3 billion
1978211 million57 million39.2 billion
197758 million29 million37 billion
197617 million185 million33 billion
197525 million128 million34.2 billion
197428 million283 million32.9 billion
19732 million165 million32.6 billion
19729 million24 million28.7 billion
197126 million–29.3 billion
19700–22.1 billion
19693 million1 million24.7 billion
19682 million4 million22.4 billion
19672 million72 million22.1 billion
196619 million53 million22.4 billion
196515 million31 million23.1 billion
19646 million–24.2 billion
1963–11 million18.1 billion
1962–015.5 billion
1961–2 million15 billion
1960–11 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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