Nigeria vs Somalia

Nigeria vs Somalia: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 21 million TIV in Nigeria and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 19 million TIV, or 11 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Nigeria vs Somalia: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 21 million TIV in Nigeria and 2 million TIV in Somalia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 19 million TIV, or 11 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 1977, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearNigeriaSomaliaWorld
202521 million2 million33.3 billion
202493 million4 million30.6 billion
202393 million4 million29.5 billion
202253 million–33 billion
2021273 million2 million26.8 billion
202084 million2 million23.4 billion
201918 million8 million26.9 billion
201849 million–27.3 billion
201742 million2 million31.2 billion
201661 million2 million31.4 billion
2015188 million1 million28.7 billion
2014236 million–27 billion
201330 million3 million27.4 billion
201228 million–27.9 billion
201163 million–29.9 billion
2010223 million–25.8 billion
200965 million–24 billion
200833 million–24.1 billion
200762 million–26.5 billion
200616 million–24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
200411 million–21.3 billion
200366 million–19.2 billion
20026 million–17.7 billion
20019 million–18.3 billion
200036 million–20.5 billion
1999–1 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
19971 million–28.9 billion
199615 million–23.7 billion
19952 million–22.9 billion
199495 million–22.8 billion
199341 million–25.8 billion
199259 million–24.3 billion
19914 million–27.8 billion
199018 million16 million28.6 billion
198915 million–31.7 billion
198862 million–32.9 billion
1987115 million–36.2 billion
1986211 million15 million35.5 billion
1985569 million42 million33.2 billion
1984359 million15 million36.8 billion
198341 million23 million39.1 billion
1982642 million61 million41.4 billion
1981331 million97 million42 billion
1980474 million101 million37.4 billion
1979108 million90 million33.3 billion
1978142 million57 million39.2 billion
197790 million29 million37 billion
1976104 million185 million33 billion
1975424 million128 million34.2 billion
197424 million283 million32.9 billion
19737 million165 million32.6 billion
1972113 million24 million28.7 billion
197112 million–29.3 billion
197014 million–22.1 billion
196939 million1 million24.7 billion
196850 million4 million22.4 billion
196747 million72 million22.1 billion
1966159 million53 million22.4 billion
196556 million31 million23.1 billion
19642 million–24.2 billion
19639 million11 million18.1 billion
19628 million015.5 billion
19611 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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