Rwanda vs Somalia

Rwanda vs Somalia: Arms imports

Arms imports: 37 million TIV in Rwanda in 2023 and 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 33 million TIV, or 9.25 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Rwanda vs Somalia: Arms importsArms imports: 37 million TIV in Rwanda in 2023 and 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 33 million TIV, or 9.25 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearRwandaSomaliaWorld
2025–2 million33.3 billion
2024–4 million30.6 billion
202337 million4 million29.5 billion
202217 million–33 billion
202165 million2 million26.8 billion
2020–2 million23.4 billion
20191 million8 million26.9 billion
20183 million–27.3 billion
20178 million2 million31.2 billion
2016–2 million31.4 billion
201529 million1 million28.7 billion
201415 million–27 billion
201315 million3 million27.4 billion
20125 million–27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
200911 million–24 billion
200814 million–24.1 billion
200720 million–26.5 billion
20063 million–24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
200015 million–20.5 billion
199921 million1 million25.3 billion
19989 million–27.9 billion
19973 million–28.9 billion
19961 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19925 million–24.3 billion
19915 million–27.8 billion
19903 million16 million28.6 billion
19893 million–31.7 billion
19882 million–32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
19862 million15 million35.5 billion
19853 million42 million33.2 billion
19846 million15 million36.8 billion
19834 million23 million39.1 billion
1982–61 million41.4 billion
1981–97 million42 billion
1980–101 million37.4 billion
1979–90 million33.3 billion
1978–57 million39.2 billion
19771 million29 million37 billion
1976–185 million33 billion
19753 million128 million34.2 billion
19741 million283 million32.9 billion
19732 million165 million32.6 billion
1972024 million28.7 billion
19710–29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969–1 million24.7 billion
1968–4 million22.4 billion
1967–72 million22.1 billion
1966–53 million22.4 billion
1965031 million23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
1963–11 million18.1 billion
196211 million015.5 billion
1961–2 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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