Mali vs Somalia

Mali vs Somalia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 62 million TIV, or 32 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mali vs Somalia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 62 million TIV, or 32 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMaliSomaliaWorld
202564 million2 million33.3 billion
202425 million4 million30.6 billion
202382 million4 million29.5 billion
202262 million–33 billion
202139 million2 million26.8 billion
202049 million2 million23.4 billion
201920 million8 million26.9 billion
201827 million–27.3 billion
201732 million2 million31.2 billion
201622 million2 million31.4 billion
2015–1 million28.7 billion
20141 million–27 billion
20137 million3 million27.4 billion
20129 million–27.9 billion
20110–29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
200910 million–24 billion
20083 million–24.1 billion
20078 million–26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
200513 million–21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20033 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
20007 million–20.5 billion
1999–1 million25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
19979 million–28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
19940–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19901 million16 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
1986–15 million35.5 billion
1985042 million33.2 billion
198413 million15 million36.8 billion
198315 million23 million39.1 billion
19824 million61 million41.4 billion
198191 million97 million42 billion
1980–101 million37.4 billion
1979–90 million33.3 billion
1978–57 million39.2 billion
1977–29 million37 billion
197689 million185 million33 billion
197511 million128 million34.2 billion
1974–283 million32.9 billion
1973–165 million32.6 billion
1972–24 million28.7 billion
197115 million–29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19692 million1 million24.7 billion
1968–4 million22.4 billion
196712 million72 million22.1 billion
19661 million53 million22.4 billion
1965–31 million23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
19634 million11 million18.1 billion
196210 million015.5 billion
19613 million2 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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