Malawi vs Nigeria

Malawi vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 21 million TIV in Nigeria in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 91 million TIV, or 47 times that in Malawi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Malawi vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 21 million TIV in Nigeria in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 91 million TIV, or 47 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalawiNigeriaWorld
2025–21 million33.3 billion
20242 million93 million30.6 billion
2023–93 million29.5 billion
202219 million53 million33 billion
2021–273 million26.8 billion
2020–84 million23.4 billion
2019–18 million26.9 billion
2018–49 million27.3 billion
2017–42 million31.2 billion
2016061 million31.4 billion
20153 million188 million28.7 billion
20142 million236 million27 billion
20133 million30 million27.4 billion
20121 million28 million27.9 billion
2011–63 million29.9 billion
2010–223 million25.8 billion
2009–65 million24 billion
20083 million33 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
1996–15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
19944 million95 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
199011 million18 million28.6 billion
19894 million15 million31.7 billion
19882 million62 million32.9 billion
19871 million115 million36.2 billion
198610 million211 million35.5 billion
19857 million569 million33.2 billion
19841 million359 million36.8 billion
1983–41 million39.1 billion
1982–642 million41.4 billion
198114 million331 million42 billion
198014 million474 million37.4 billion
19798 million108 million33.3 billion
19787 million142 million39.2 billion
19776 million90 million37 billion
19762 million104 million33 billion
1975–424 million34.2 billion
1974–24 million32.9 billion
1973–7 million32.6 billion
19720113 million28.7 billion
1971–12 million29.3 billion
1970–14 million22.1 billion
1969–39 million24.7 billion
1968–50 million22.4 billion
1967–47 million22.1 billion
1966–159 million22.4 billion
1965–56 million23.1 billion
19645 million2 million24.2 billion
1963–9 million18.1 billion
1962–8 million15.5 billion
1961–1 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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