Somalia vs Zambia

Somalia vs Zambia: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 3 million TIV, or 4 times that in Zambia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Somalia vs Zambia: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 3 million TIV, or 4 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Zambia.
  • The world as a whole: 30.6 billion TIV in 2024.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaZambiaWorld
20252 million–33.3 billion
20244 million1 million30.6 billion
20234 million5 million29.5 billion
2022–2 million33 billion
20212 million20 million26.8 billion
20202 million3 million23.4 billion
20198 million43 million26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
20172 million46 million31.2 billion
20162 million44 million31.4 billion
20151 million15 million28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20133 million–27.4 billion
2012–61 million27.9 billion
2011–1 million29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008–2 million24.1 billion
2007–5 million26.5 billion
2006–30 million24.4 billion
2005–021.3 billion
2004––21.3 billion
2003––19.2 billion
2002–2 million17.7 billion
2001––18.3 billion
2000–43 million20.5 billion
19991 million–25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996–8 million23.7 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 million18 million36.8 billion
198323 million–39.1 billion
198261 million43 million41.4 billion
198197 million253 million42 billion
1980101 million136 million37.4 billion
197990 million4 million33.3 billion
197857 million42 million39.2 billion
197729 million41 million37 billion
1976185 million109 million33 billion
1975128 million48 million34.2 billion
1974283 million9 million32.9 billion
1973165 million19 million32.6 billion
197224 million29 million28.7 billion
1971–165 million29.3 billion
1970–4 million22.1 billion
19691 million7 million24.7 billion
19684 million–22.4 billion
196772 million–22.1 billion
196653 million17 million22.4 billion
196531 million16 million23.1 billion
1964–7 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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