Mali vs Zambia

Mali vs Zambia: Arms imports

Arms imports: 64 million TIV in Mali in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 24 million TIV, or 25 times that in Zambia.

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mali vs Zambia: Arms importsArms imports: 64 million TIV in Mali in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Mali, by 24 million TIV, or 25 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Zambia.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMaliZambiaWorld
202564 million–33.3 billion
202425 million1 million30.6 billion
202382 million5 million29.5 billion
202262 million2 million33 billion
202139 million20 million26.8 billion
202049 million3 million23.4 billion
201920 million43 million26.9 billion
201827 million–27.3 billion
201732 million46 million31.2 billion
201622 million44 million31.4 billion
2015–15 million28.7 billion
20141 million–27 billion
20137 million–27.4 billion
20129 million61 million27.9 billion
201101 million29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
200910 million–24 billion
20083 million2 million24.1 billion
20078 million5 million26.5 billion
2006–30 million24.4 billion
200513 million021.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20033 million–19.2 billion
20021 million2 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
20007 million43 million20.5 billion
1999––25.3 billion
19984 million–27.9 billion
19979 million–28.9 billion
1996–8 million23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
19940–22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
19901 million–28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
1986––35.5 billion
19850–33.2 billion
198413 million18 million36.8 billion
198315 million–39.1 billion
19824 million43 million41.4 billion
198191 million253 million42 billion
1980–136 million37.4 billion
1979–4 million33.3 billion
1978–42 million39.2 billion
1977–41 million37 billion
197689 million109 million33 billion
197511 million48 million34.2 billion
1974–9 million32.9 billion
1973–19 million32.6 billion
1972–29 million28.7 billion
197115 million165 million29.3 billion
1970–4 million22.1 billion
19692 million7 million24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
196712 million–22.1 billion
19661 million17 million22.4 billion
1965–16 million23.1 billion
1964–7 million24.2 billion
19634 million–18.1 billion
196210 million–15.5 billion
19613 million–15 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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