Somalia vs South Africa

Somalia vs South Africa: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 2 million TIV in Somalia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 28 million TIV, or 15 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Somalia vs South Africa: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 2 million TIV in Somalia and 30 million TIV in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 28 million TIV, or 15 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaSouth AfricaWorld
20252 million30 million33.3 billion
20244 million–30.6 billion
20234 million30 million29.5 billion
2022–30 million33 billion
20212 million–26.8 billion
20202 million–23.4 billion
20198 million–26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
20162 million–31.4 billion
20151 million2 million28.7 billion
2014–50 million27 billion
20133 million1 million27.4 billion
2012–127 million27.9 billion
2011–208 million29.9 billion
2010–178 million25.8 billion
2009–134 million24 billion
2008–493 million24.1 billion
2007–910 million26.5 billion
2006–741 million24.4 billion
2005–262 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001–18 million18.3 billion
2000–6 million20.5 billion
19991 million21 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–11 million28.9 billion
1996–38 million23.7 billion
1995–38 million22.9 billion
1994–239 million22.8 billion
1993–238 million25.8 billion
1992–361 million24.3 billion
1991–26 million27.8 billion
199016 million10 million28.6 billion
1989–11 million31.7 billion
1988–17 million32.9 billion
1987–20 million36.2 billion
198615 million191 million35.5 billion
198542 million25 million33.2 billion
198415 million100 million36.8 billion
198323 million192 million39.1 billion
198261 million44 million41.4 billion
198197 million122 million42 billion
1980101 million192 million37.4 billion
197990 million125 million33.3 billion
197857 million389 million39.2 billion
197729 million500 million37 billion
1976185 million419 million33 billion
1975128 million235 million34.2 billion
1974283 million177 million32.9 billion
1973165 million369 million32.6 billion
197224 million291 million28.7 billion
1971–309 million29.3 billion
1970–511 million22.1 billion
19691 million211 million24.7 billion
19684 million217 million22.4 billion
196772 million299 million22.1 billion
196653 million496 million22.4 billion
196531 million386 million23.1 billion
1964–302 million24.2 billion
196311 million520 million18.1 billion
19620232 million15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
196011 million13 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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