Malawi vs Somalia

Malawi vs Somalia: Arms imports

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

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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

  • Somalia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalawiSomaliaWorld
2025–2 million33.3 billion
20242 million4 million30.6 billion
2023–4 million29.5 billion
202219 million–33 billion
2021–2 million26.8 billion
2020–2 million23.4 billion
2019–8 million26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017–2 million31.2 billion
201602 million31.4 billion
20153 million1 million28.7 billion
20142 million–27 billion
20133 million3 million27.4 billion
20121 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
20083 million–24.1 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
1999–1 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
19944 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
199011 million16 million28.6 billion
19894 million–31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
19871 million–36.2 billion
198610 million15 million35.5 billion
19857 million42 million33.2 billion
19841 million15 million36.8 billion
1983–23 million39.1 billion
1982–61 million41.4 billion
198114 million97 million42 billion
198014 million101 million37.4 billion
19798 million90 million33.3 billion
19787 million57 million39.2 billion
19776 million29 million37 billion
19762 million185 million33 billion
1975–128 million34.2 billion
1974–283 million32.9 billion
1973–165 million32.6 billion
1972024 million28.7 billion
1971––29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969–1 million24.7 billion
1968–4 million22.4 billion
1967–72 million22.1 billion
1966–53 million22.4 billion
1965–31 million23.1 billion
19645 million–24.2 billion
1963–11 million18.1 billion
1962–015.5 billion
1961–2 million15 billion
1960–11 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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