Madagascar vs Malawi

Madagascar vs Malawi: Arms imports

Arms imports: 3 million TIV in Madagascar in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 1985 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1 million TIV, or 1.17 times that in Madagascar.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Madagascar vs Malawi: Arms importsArms imports: 3 million TIV in Madagascar in 2025 and 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 1985 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1 million TIV, or 1.17 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1981, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • The world as a whole: 33.2 billion TIV in 1985.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMadagascarMalawiWorld
20253 million–33.3 billion
2024–2 million30.6 billion
2023––29.5 billion
2022–19 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
20201 million–23.4 billion
20191 million–26.9 billion
20182 million–27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
2016–031.4 billion
2015–3 million28.7 billion
2014–2 million27 billion
2013–3 million27.4 billion
2012–1 million27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008–3 million24.1 billion
2007––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
2000––20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
199621 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–4 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
1990–11 million28.6 billion
1989–4 million31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
1987–1 million36.2 billion
1986–10 million35.5 billion
19856 million7 million33.2 billion
1984–1 million36.8 billion
19838 million–39.1 billion
1982––41.4 billion
19811 million14 million42 billion
198043 million14 million37.4 billion
197964 million8 million33.3 billion
1978–7 million39.2 billion
1977–6 million37 billion
1976–2 million33 billion
19756 million–34.2 billion
197417 million–32.9 billion
1973––32.6 billion
19720028.7 billion
19710–29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19681 million–22.4 billion
196712 million–22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
19658 million–23.1 billion
196405 million24.2 billion
19631 million–18.1 billion
1962––15.5 billion
19613 million–15 billion
1960––15.7 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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