Somalia vs South Sudan

Somalia vs South Sudan: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 6 million TIV, or 4 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Somalia vs South Sudan: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 6 million TIV, or 4 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2013.
  • The world as a whole: 26.8 billion TIV in 2021.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaSouth SudanWorld
20252 million–33.3 billion
20244 million–30.6 billion
20234 million–29.5 billion
2022–10 million33 billion
20212 million8 million26.8 billion
20202 million–23.4 billion
20198 million–26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
20172 million–31.2 billion
20162 million8 million31.4 billion
20151 million19 million28.7 billion
2014–41 million27 billion
20133 million13 million27.4 billion
2012–2 million27.9 billion
2011–65 million29.9 billion
2010–2 million25.8 billion
2009–1 million24 billion
2008–44 million24.1 billion
2007–37 million26.5 billion
2006––24.4 billion
2005––21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002––17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
19991 million–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992––24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
199016 million–28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
198615 million–35.5 billion
198542 million–33.2 billion
198415 million–36.8 billion
198323 million–39.1 billion
198261 million–41.4 billion
198197 million–42 billion
1980101 million–37.4 billion
197990 million–33.3 billion
197857 million–39.2 billion
197729 million–37 billion
1976185 million–33 billion
1975128 million–34.2 billion
1974283 million–32.9 billion
1973165 million–32.6 billion
197224 million–28.7 billion
1971––29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19684 million–22.4 billion
196772 million–22.1 billion
196653 million–22.4 billion
196531 million–23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
196311 million–18.1 billion
19620–15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
196011 million–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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