Madagascar vs Zimbabwe

Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 3 million TIV in Madagascar in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 1985 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 22 million TIV, or 4.67 times that in Madagascar.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 3 million TIV in Madagascar in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 1985 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 22 million TIV, or 4.67 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Madagascar.
  • The world as a whole: 33.2 billion TIV in 1985.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMadagascarZimbabweWorld
20253 million–33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
2023–20 million29.5 billion
2022––33 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––31.4 billion
2015––28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
2013––27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006–25 million24.4 billion
2005–25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
2000–8 million20.5 billion
1999–25 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
199621 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
19856 million28 million33.2 billion
1984–33 million36.8 billion
19838 million34 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
19811 million15 million42 billion
198043 million–37.4 billion
197964 million–33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
1977–4 million37 billion
1976–20 million33 billion
19756 million42 million34.2 billion
197417 million2 million32.9 billion
1973–032.6 billion
1972021 million28.7 billion
197105 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19681 million–22.4 billion
196712 million21 million22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
19658 million–23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
19631 million20 million18.1 billion
1962–16 million15.5 billion
19613 million–15 billion
1960–15 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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