Kenya vs United States: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 117 million TIV in Kenya and 745 million TIV in United States, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 628 million TIV, or 6.37 times that in Kenya.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1964.
In 2025, Kenya ranked 43 and United States ranked 13 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

Year	Kenya	United States	World
2025	117 million	745 million	33.3 billion
2024	19 million	1.05 billion	30.6 billion
2023	–	891 million	29.5 billion
2022	1 million	846 million	33 billion
2021	4 million	922 million	26.8 billion
2020	71 million	806 million	23.4 billion
2019	18 million	882 million	26.9 billion
2018	7 million	379 million	27.3 billion
2017	17 million	504 million	31.2 billion
2016	32 million	447 million	31.4 billion
2015	30 million	482 million	28.7 billion
2014	17 million	568 million	27 billion
2013	1 million	767 million	27.4 billion
2012	68 million	1.14 billion	27.9 billion
2011	35 million	937 million	29.9 billion
2010	96 million	969 million	25.8 billion
2009	34 million	939 million	24 billion
2008	–	936 million	24.1 billion
2007	11 million	842 million	26.5 billion
2006	–	706 million	24.4 billion
2005	–	582 million	21.3 billion
2004	–	596 million	21.3 billion
2003	–	630 million	19.2 billion
2002	–	515 million	17.7 billion
2001	–	508 million	18.3 billion
2000	15 million	333 million	20.5 billion
1999	–	220 million	25.3 billion
1998	–	262 million	27.9 billion
1997	61 million	610 million	28.9 billion
1996	–	601 million	23.7 billion
1995	–	809 million	22.9 billion
1994	30 million	951 million	22.8 billion
1993	–	968 million	25.8 billion
1992	–	540 million	24.3 billion
1991	14 million	515 million	27.8 billion
1990	43 million	363 million	28.6 billion
1989	47 million	1.78 billion	31.7 billion
1988	–	1.79 billion	32.9 billion
1987	178 million	2 billion	36.2 billion
1986	26 million	424 million	35.5 billion
1985	6 million	655 million	33.2 billion
1984	12 million	381 million	36.8 billion
1983	17 million	463 million	39.1 billion
1982	85 million	248 million	41.4 billion
1981	144 million	531 million	42 billion
1980	119 million	380 million	37.4 billion
1979	56 million	253 million	33.3 billion
1978	211 million	369 million	39.2 billion
1977	58 million	384 million	37 billion
1976	17 million	499 million	33 billion
1975	25 million	388 million	34.2 billion
1974	28 million	586 million	32.9 billion
1973	2 million	656 million	32.6 billion
1972	9 million	769 million	28.7 billion
1971	26 million	578 million	29.3 billion
1970	0	38 million	22.1 billion
1969	3 million	50 million	24.7 billion
1968	2 million	62 million	22.4 billion
1967	2 million	88 million	22.1 billion
1966	19 million	89 million	22.4 billion
1965	15 million	170 million	23.1 billion
1964	6 million	358 million	24.2 billion
1963	–	283 million	18.1 billion
1962	–	236 million	15.5 billion
1961	–	198 million	15 billion
1960	–	181 million	15.7 billion

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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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