Mozambique vs South Africa

Mozambique vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Mozambique and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 16 million TIV, or 2.14 times that in Mozambique.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Mozambique vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 14 million TIV in Mozambique and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 16 million TIV, or 2.14 times that in Mozambique.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMozambiqueSouth AfricaWorld
202514 million30 million33.3 billion
20241 million–30.6 billion
20233 million30 million29.5 billion
20225 million30 million33 billion
202119 million–26.8 billion
20201 million–23.4 billion
201922 million–26.9 billion
20183 million–27.3 billion
2017––31.2 billion
201646 million–31.4 billion
20155 million2 million28.7 billion
201416 million50 million27 billion
20139 million1 million27.4 billion
20120127 million27.9 billion
20110208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
20031 million–19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
19992 million21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
1990–10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
19866 million191 million35.5 billion
198573 million25 million33.2 billion
198494 million100 million36.8 billion
198359 million192 million39.1 billion
198264 million44 million41.4 billion
198160 million122 million42 billion
198052 million192 million37.4 billion
1979111 million125 million33.3 billion
1978494 million389 million39.2 billion
1977152 million500 million37 billion
197634 million419 million33 billion
197528 million235 million34.2 billion
1974–177 million32.9 billion
1973–369 million32.6 billion
1972–291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
1969–211 million24.7 billion
1968–217 million22.4 billion
1967–299 million22.1 billion
1966–496 million22.4 billion
1965–386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
1963–520 million18.1 billion
1962–232 million15.5 billion
1961––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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