Somalia vs Tanzania

Somalia vs Tanzania: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 2 million TIV in Somalia and 4 million TIV in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 2 million TIV, or 2 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

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

  • Tanzania has been higher since 2020.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaTanzaniaWorld
20252 million4 million33.3 billion
20244 million–30.6 billion
20234 million–29.5 billion
2022––33 billion
20212 million53 million26.8 billion
20202 million9 million23.4 billion
20198 million–26.9 billion
2018–17 million27.3 billion
20172 million2 million31.2 billion
20162 million20 million31.4 billion
20151 million20 million28.7 billion
2014–14 million27 billion
20133 million130 million27.4 billion
2012–115 million27.9 billion
2011–78 million29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009–29 million24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007–1 million26.5 billion
2006–12 million24.4 billion
2005–10 million21.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003–51 million19.2 billion
2002–1 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–2 million20.5 billion
19991 million–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996–4 million23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994–5 million22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–18 million24.3 billion
1991––27.8 billion
199016 million–28.6 billion
1989–5 million31.7 billion
1988––32.9 billion
1987––36.2 billion
198615 million1 million35.5 billion
198542 million–33.2 billion
198415 million–36.8 billion
198323 million–39.1 billion
198261 million9 million41.4 billion
198197 million121 million42 billion
1980101 million53 million37.4 billion
197990 million260 million33.3 billion
197857 million67 million39.2 billion
197729 million47 million37 billion
1976185 million–33 billion
1975128 million48 million34.2 billion
1974283 million185 million32.9 billion
1973165 million121 million32.6 billion
197224 million51 million28.7 billion
1971–60 million29.3 billion
1970–11 million22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19684 million–22.4 billion
196772 million1 million22.1 billion
196653 million22 million22.4 billion
196531 million4 million23.1 billion
1964–4 million24.2 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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