Madagascar vs Nigeria

Madagascar vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 3 million TIV in Madagascar and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 18 million TIV, or 7 times that in Madagascar.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Madagascar vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 3 million TIV in Madagascar and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 18 million TIV, or 7 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMadagascarNigeriaWorld
20253 million21 million33.3 billion
2024–93 million30.6 billion
2023–93 million29.5 billion
2022–53 million33 billion
2021–273 million26.8 billion
20201 million84 million23.4 billion
20191 million18 million26.9 billion
20182 million49 million27.3 billion
2017–42 million31.2 billion
2016–61 million31.4 billion
2015–188 million28.7 billion
2014–236 million27 billion
2013–30 million27.4 billion
2012–28 million27.9 billion
2011–63 million29.9 billion
2010–223 million25.8 billion
2009–65 million24 billion
2008–33 million24.1 billion
2007–62 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004–11 million21.3 billion
2003–66 million19.2 billion
2002–6 million17.7 billion
2001–9 million18.3 billion
2000–36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–1 million28.9 billion
199621 million15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994–95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
1990–18 million28.6 billion
1989–15 million31.7 billion
1988–62 million32.9 billion
1987–115 million36.2 billion
1986–211 million35.5 billion
19856 million569 million33.2 billion
1984–359 million36.8 billion
19838 million41 million39.1 billion
1982–642 million41.4 billion
19811 million331 million42 billion
198043 million474 million37.4 billion
197964 million108 million33.3 billion
1978–142 million39.2 billion
1977–90 million37 billion
1976–104 million33 billion
19756 million424 million34.2 billion
197417 million24 million32.9 billion
1973–7 million32.6 billion
19720113 million28.7 billion
1971012 million29.3 billion
1970–14 million22.1 billion
19691 million39 million24.7 billion
19681 million50 million22.4 billion
196712 million47 million22.1 billion
1966–159 million22.4 billion
19658 million56 million23.1 billion
196402 million24.2 billion
19631 million9 million18.1 billion
1962–8 million15.5 billion
19613 million1 million15 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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