Kenya vs South Africa

Kenya vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 87 million TIV, or 3.9 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Kenya vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kenya, by 87 million TIV, or 3.9 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearKenyaSouth AfricaWorld
2025117 million30 million33.3 billion
202419 million–30.6 billion
2023–30 million29.5 billion
20221 million30 million33 billion
20214 million–26.8 billion
202071 million–23.4 billion
201918 million–26.9 billion
20187 million–27.3 billion
201717 million–31.2 billion
201632 million–31.4 billion
201530 million2 million28.7 billion
201417 million50 million27 billion
20131 million1 million27.4 billion
201268 million127 million27.9 billion
201135 million208 million29.9 billion
201096 million178 million25.8 billion
200934 million134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
200711 million910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
200015 million6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
199761 million11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
199430 million239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
199114 million26 million27.8 billion
199043 million10 million28.6 billion
198947 million11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987178 million20 million36.2 billion
198626 million191 million35.5 billion
19856 million25 million33.2 billion
198412 million100 million36.8 billion
198317 million192 million39.1 billion
198285 million44 million41.4 billion
1981144 million122 million42 billion
1980119 million192 million37.4 billion
197956 million125 million33.3 billion
1978211 million389 million39.2 billion
197758 million500 million37 billion
197617 million419 million33 billion
197525 million235 million34.2 billion
197428 million177 million32.9 billion
19732 million369 million32.6 billion
19729 million291 million28.7 billion
197126 million309 million29.3 billion
19700511 million22.1 billion
19693 million211 million24.7 billion
19682 million217 million22.4 billion
19672 million299 million22.1 billion
196619 million496 million22.4 billion
196515 million386 million23.1 billion
19646 million302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––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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