Kenya vs Sweden

Kenya vs Sweden: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 146 million TIV in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 29 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Kenya.

KenyaSweden
Watch it change on the map

Change since 1990, SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
World
Kenya vs Sweden: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 146 million TIV in Sweden, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Sweden, by 29 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Kenya.
KenyaSweden

Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025
Kenya117 million 202530 million43 of 110
Sweden146 million 202524 million39 of 110
World33.3 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • Sweden has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Kenya.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearKenyaSwedenWorld
2025117 million146 million33.3 billion
202419 million56 million30.6 billion
2023–98 million29.5 billion
20221 million318 million33 billion
20214 million110 million26.8 billion
202071 million3 million23.4 billion
201918 million7 million26.9 billion
20187 million7 million27.3 billion
201717 million32 million31.2 billion
201632 million70 million31.4 billion
201530 million24 million28.7 billion
201417 million48 million27 billion
20131 million58 million27.4 billion
201268 million202 million27.9 billion
201135 million185 million29.9 billion
201096 million–25.8 billion
200934 million15 million24 billion
2008–52 million24.1 billion
200711 million51 million26.5 billion
2006–121 million24.4 billion
2005–78 million21.3 billion
2004–47 million21.3 billion
2003–66 million19.2 billion
2002–74 million17.7 billion
2001–165 million18.3 billion
200015 million196 million20.5 billion
1999–224 million25.3 billion
1998–294 million27.9 billion
199761 million196 million28.9 billion
1996–98 million23.7 billion
1995–106 million22.9 billion
199430 million307 million22.8 billion
1993–46 million25.8 billion
1992–60 million24.3 billion
199114 million55 million27.8 billion
199043 million94 million28.6 billion
198947 million127 million31.7 billion
1988–152 million32.9 billion
1987178 million125 million36.2 billion
198626 million118 million35.5 billion
19856 million84 million33.2 billion
198412 million108 million36.8 billion
198317 million106 million39.1 billion
198285 million153 million41.4 billion
1981144 million495 million42 billion
1980119 million291 million37.4 billion
197956 million233 million33.3 billion
1978211 million229 million39.2 billion
197758 million114 million37 billion
197617 million214 million33 billion
197525 million292 million34.2 billion
197428 million256 million32.9 billion
19732 million231 million32.6 billion
19729 million196 million28.7 billion
197126 million160 million29.3 billion
19700137 million22.1 billion
19693 million172 million24.7 billion
19682 million189 million22.4 billion
19672 million318 million22.1 billion
196619 million299 million22.4 billion
196515 million324 million23.1 billion
19646 million400 million24.2 billion
1963–335 million18.1 billion
1962–177 million15.5 billion
1961–165 million15 billion
1960–227 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time