Mali vs Nigeria

Mali vs Nigeria: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 43 million TIV, or 3.05 times that in Nigeria.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mali vs Nigeria: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 21 million TIV in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 43 million TIV, or 3.05 times that in Nigeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMaliNigeriaWorld
202564 million21 million33.3 billion
202425 million93 million30.6 billion
202382 million93 million29.5 billion
202262 million53 million33 billion
202139 million273 million26.8 billion
202049 million84 million23.4 billion
201920 million18 million26.9 billion
201827 million49 million27.3 billion
201732 million42 million31.2 billion
201622 million61 million31.4 billion
2015–188 million28.7 billion
20141 million236 million27 billion
20137 million30 million27.4 billion
20129 million28 million27.9 billion
2011063 million29.9 billion
2010–223 million25.8 billion
200910 million65 million24 billion
20083 million33 million24.1 billion
20078 million62 million26.5 billion
2006–16 million24.4 billion
200513 million–21.3 billion
2004–11 million21.3 billion
20033 million66 million19.2 billion
20021 million6 million17.7 billion
2001–9 million18.3 billion
20007 million36 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
19979 million1 million28.9 billion
1996–15 million23.7 billion
1995–2 million22.9 billion
1994095 million22.8 billion
1993–41 million25.8 billion
1992–59 million24.3 billion
1991–4 million27.8 billion
19901 million18 million28.6 billion
1989–15 million31.7 billion
19882 million62 million32.9 billion
1987–115 million36.2 billion
1986–211 million35.5 billion
19850569 million33.2 billion
198413 million359 million36.8 billion
198315 million41 million39.1 billion
19824 million642 million41.4 billion
198191 million331 million42 billion
1980–474 million37.4 billion
1979–108 million33.3 billion
1978–142 million39.2 billion
1977–90 million37 billion
197689 million104 million33 billion
197511 million424 million34.2 billion
1974–24 million32.9 billion
1973–7 million32.6 billion
1972–113 million28.7 billion
197115 million12 million29.3 billion
1970–14 million22.1 billion
19692 million39 million24.7 billion
1968–50 million22.4 billion
196712 million47 million22.1 billion
19661 million159 million22.4 billion
1965–56 million23.1 billion
1964–2 million24.2 billion
19634 million9 million18.1 billion
196210 million8 million15.5 billion
19613 million1 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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