Rwanda vs Uganda

Rwanda vs Uganda: Arms imports

Arms imports: 37 million TIV in Rwanda in 2023 and 2 million TIV in Uganda in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 21 million TIV, or 2.31 times that in Uganda.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Rwanda vs Uganda: Arms importsArms imports: 37 million TIV in Rwanda in 2023 and 2 million TIV in Uganda in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 21 million TIV, or 2.31 times that in Uganda.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearRwandaUgandaWorld
2025–2 million33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
202337 million16 million29.5 billion
202217 million66 million33 billion
202165 million8 million26.8 billion
2020–79 million23.4 billion
20191 million23 million26.9 billion
20183 million10 million27.3 billion
20178 million22 million31.2 billion
2016–1 million31.4 billion
201529 million7 million28.7 billion
201415 million2 million27 billion
201315 million20 million27.4 billion
20125 million213 million27.9 billion
2011–468 million29.9 billion
2010–37 million25.8 billion
200911 million28 million24 billion
200814 million14 million24.1 billion
200720 million026.5 billion
20063 million5 million24.4 billion
2005–10 million21.3 billion
2004–36 million21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002–33 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
200015 million6 million20.5 billion
199921 million39 million25.3 billion
19989 million55 million27.9 billion
19973 million–28.9 billion
19961 million–23.7 billion
1995–32 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
19925 million–24.3 billion
19915 million–27.8 billion
19903 million–28.6 billion
19893 million20 million31.7 billion
19882 million1 million32.9 billion
1987–32 million36.2 billion
19862 million–35.5 billion
19853 million10 million33.2 billion
19846 million–36.8 billion
19834 million–39.1 billion
1982–14 million41.4 billion
1981––42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978––39.2 billion
19771 million7 million37 billion
1976–34 million33 billion
19753 million123 million34.2 billion
19741 million46 million32.9 billion
19732 million17 million32.6 billion
1972020 million28.7 billion
197103 million29.3 billion
1970–3 million22.1 billion
1969–16 million24.7 billion
1968–27 million22.4 billion
1967–4 million22.1 billion
1966–16 million22.4 billion
196501 million23.1 billion
196403 million24.2 billion
1963––18.1 billion
196211 million–15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960––15.7 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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