Malawi vs South Africa

Malawi vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11 million TIV, or 1.58 times that in Malawi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Malawi vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 30 million TIV in South Africa in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11 million TIV, or 1.58 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Malawi.
  • The world as a whole: 33 billion TIV in 2022.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalawiSouth AfricaWorld
2025–30 million33.3 billion
20242 million–30.6 billion
2023–30 million29.5 billion
202219 million30 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
2019––26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
20160–31.4 billion
20153 million2 million28.7 billion
20142 million50 million27 billion
20133 million1 million27.4 billion
20121 million127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
20083 million493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
19944 million239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
199011 million10 million28.6 billion
19894 million11 million31.7 billion
19882 million17 million32.9 billion
19871 million20 million36.2 billion
198610 million191 million35.5 billion
19857 million25 million33.2 billion
19841 million100 million36.8 billion
1983–192 million39.1 billion
1982–44 million41.4 billion
198114 million122 million42 billion
198014 million192 million37.4 billion
19798 million125 million33.3 billion
19787 million389 million39.2 billion
19776 million500 million37 billion
19762 million419 million33 billion
1975–235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
19720291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
19645 million302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–13 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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