Malawi vs Sudan

Malawi vs Sudan: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 48 million TIV, or 25 times that in Malawi.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Malawi vs Sudan: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Malawi in 2024 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sudan, by 48 million TIV, or 25 times that in Malawi.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalawiSudanWorld
2025–57 million33.3 billion
20242 million50 million30.6 billion
2023–6 million29.5 billion
202219 million3 million33 billion
2021––26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
2019–20 million26.9 billion
2018–35 million27.3 billion
2017–66 million31.2 billion
20160110 million31.4 billion
20153 million136 million28.7 billion
20142 million70 million27 billion
20133 million155 million27.4 billion
20121 million119 million27.9 billion
2011–191 million29.9 billion
2010–196 million25.8 billion
2009–100 million24 billion
20083 million120 million24.1 billion
2007–58 million26.5 billion
2006–112 million24.4 billion
2005–113 million21.3 billion
2004–294 million21.3 billion
2003–205 million19.2 billion
2002–50 million17.7 billion
2001–106 million18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999–36 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–63 million28.9 billion
1996–27 million23.7 billion
1995–3 million22.9 billion
19944 million–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–6 million24.3 billion
1991–46 million27.8 billion
199011 million4 million28.6 billion
19894 million16 million31.7 billion
19882 million77 million32.9 billion
19871 million122 million36.2 billion
198610 million10 million35.5 billion
19857 million66 million33.2 billion
19841 million106 million36.8 billion
1983–25 million39.1 billion
1982–90 million41.4 billion
198114 million203 million42 billion
198014 million3 million37.4 billion
19798 million46 million33.3 billion
19787 million208 million39.2 billion
19776 million29 million37 billion
19762 million–33 billion
1975–5 million34.2 billion
1974–3 million32.9 billion
1973–23 million32.6 billion
1972069 million28.7 billion
1971–87 million29.3 billion
1970–598 million22.1 billion
1969–177 million24.7 billion
1968–13 million22.4 billion
1967–6 million22.1 billion
1966–10 million22.4 billion
1965–5 million23.1 billion
19645 million36 million24.2 billion
1963–17 million18.1 billion
1962–34 million15.5 billion
1961–17 million15 billion
1960–6 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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