Rwanda vs Zimbabwe

Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2023: 37 million TIV in Rwanda and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 17 million TIV, or 1.85 times that in Zimbabwe.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports in 2023: 37 million TIV in Rwanda and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 17 million TIV, or 1.85 times that in Zimbabwe.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearRwandaZimbabweWorld
2025––33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
202337 million20 million29.5 billion
202217 million–33 billion
202165 million–26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
20191 million–26.9 billion
20183 million–27.3 billion
20178 million–31.2 billion
2016––31.4 billion
201529 million–28.7 billion
201415 million–27 billion
201315 million–27.4 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 million25 million24.4 billion
2005–25 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
200015 million8 million20.5 billion
199921 million25 million25.3 billion
19989 million1 million27.9 billion
19973 million–28.9 billion
19961 million–23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
19925 million63 million24.3 billion
19915 million47 million27.8 billion
19903 million2 million28.6 billion
19893 million–31.7 billion
19882 million2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
19862 million212 million35.5 billion
19853 million28 million33.2 billion
19846 million33 million36.8 billion
19834 million34 million39.1 billion
1982–81 million41.4 billion
1981–15 million42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
19771 million4 million37 billion
1976–20 million33 billion
19753 million42 million34.2 billion
19741 million2 million32.9 billion
19732 million032.6 billion
1972021 million28.7 billion
197105 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
1969––24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
1966––22.4 billion
19650–23.1 billion
19640–24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
196211 million16 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–15 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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