Mali vs South Africa

Mali vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 34 million TIV, or 2.13 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mali vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 64 million TIV in Mali and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mali, by 34 million TIV, or 2.13 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMaliSouth AfricaWorld
202564 million30 million33.3 billion
202425 million–30.6 billion
202382 million30 million29.5 billion
202262 million30 million33 billion
202139 million–26.8 billion
202049 million–23.4 billion
201920 million–26.9 billion
201827 million–27.3 billion
201732 million–31.2 billion
201622 million–31.4 billion
2015–2 million28.7 billion
20141 million50 million27 billion
20137 million1 million27.4 billion
20129 million127 million27.9 billion
20110208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
200910 million134 million24 billion
20083 million493 million24.1 billion
20078 million910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
200513 million262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20033 million–19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
20007 million6 million20.5 billion
1999–21 million25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
19979 million11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
19940239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
19901 million10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
19882 million17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
1986–191 million35.5 billion
1985025 million33.2 billion
198413 million100 million36.8 billion
198315 million192 million39.1 billion
19824 million44 million41.4 billion
198191 million122 million42 billion
1980–192 million37.4 billion
1979–125 million33.3 billion
1978–389 million39.2 billion
1977–500 million37 billion
197689 million419 million33 billion
197511 million235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
197115 million309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
19692 million211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
196712 million299 million22.1 billion
19661 million496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
19634 million520 million18.1 billion
196210 million232 million15.5 billion
19613 million–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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