Mali vs Zimbabwe

Mali vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 64 million TIV in Mali in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 62 million TIV, or 4.1 times that in Zimbabwe.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mali vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 64 million TIV in Mali in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 62 million TIV, or 4.1 times that in Zimbabwe.
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What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMaliZimbabweWorld
202564 million–33.3 billion
202425 million–30.6 billion
202382 million20 million29.5 billion
202262 million–33 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––28.7 billion
20141 million–27 billion
20137 million–27.4 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
2006–25 million24.4 billion
200513 million25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
20033 million16 million19.2 billion
20021 million–17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
20007 million8 million20.5 billion
1999–25 million25.3 billion
19984 million1 million27.9 billion
19979 million–28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
19940–22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
19901 million2 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
19882 million2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
1985028 million33.2 billion
198413 million33 million36.8 billion
198315 million34 million39.1 billion
19824 million81 million41.4 billion
198191 million15 million42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
1977–4 million37 billion
197689 million20 million33 billion
197511 million42 million34.2 billion
1974–2 million32.9 billion
1973–032.6 billion
1972–21 million28.7 billion
197115 million5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19692 million–24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
196712 million21 million22.1 billion
19661 million–22.4 billion
1965––23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
19634 million20 million18.1 billion
196210 million16 million15.5 billion
19613 million–15 billion
1960–15 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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