Pakistan vs South Africa

Pakistan vs South Africa: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 127 million TIV in Pakistan and 115 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 12 million TIV, or 1.1 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Pakistan vs South Africa: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 127 million TIV in Pakistan and 115 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 12 million TIV, or 1.1 times that in South Africa.
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What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearPakistanSouth AfricaWorld
2025127 million115 million33.5 billion
20246 million96 million30.7 billion
20235 million105 million29.5 billion
20221 million113 million33.3 billion
202172 million143 million27.1 billion
2020–150 million24.1 billion
20191 million129 million27 billion
20183 million118 million27.4 billion
20173 million100 million31.3 billion
20161 million118 million31.5 billion
2015–76 million28.7 billion
2014–89 million27.1 billion
2013–109 million27.4 billion
2012–193 million27.9 billion
2011–76 million29.9 billion
2010–250 million25.8 billion
2009–108 million24.4 billion
20081 million142 million24.1 billion
2007–137 million26.5 billion
20064 million200 million24.5 billion
200526 million36 million21.4 billion
20049 million74 million21.3 billion
20038 million47 million19.2 billion
20029 million22 million17.7 billion
2001–32 million18.5 billion
20004 million21 million20.5 billion
1999–24 million25.4 billion
1998–14 million27.9 billion
1997–7 million28.9 billion
1996–31 million23.7 billion
1995–17 million22.9 billion
19942 million13 million23 billion
1993–54 million25.8 billion
1992–85 million24.3 billion
19913 million54 million28.2 billion
199082 million–30.2 billion
19891 million034.9 billion
1988–25 million36.8 billion
1987–28 million39.4 billion
1986–25 million39 billion
198512 million25 million38.2 billion
1984––41.6 billion
1983––43.9 billion
198230 million1 million46.2 billion
198130 million49 million45.8 billion
198015 million49 million42.2 billion
1979––38.4 billion
1978––42.4 billion
1977–040 billion
1976–20 million36 billion
1975–29 million37.2 billion
1974–2 million36.6 billion
1973–1 million36.3 billion
1972–22 million34.5 billion
19713 million7 million32.9 billion
1970–2 million25.3 billion
1969–13 million28.1 billion
1968–9 million26.1 billion
19676 million8 million25.6 billion
1966––25.8 billion
1965––25.8 billion
1964––26.7 billion
1963––20.3 billion
1962––17.5 billion
1961–33 million16.4 billion
1960–27 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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