Somalia vs Zimbabwe

Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 16 million TIV, or 5 times that in Somalia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Somalia in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 16 million TIV, or 5 times that in Somalia.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Somalia.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaZimbabweWorld
20252 million–33.3 billion
20244 million–30.6 billion
20234 million20 million29.5 billion
2022––33 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 million–28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
20133 million–27.4 billion
2012––27.9 billion
2011––29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
2008––24.1 billion
2007––26.5 billion
2006–25 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
2000–8 million20.5 billion
19991 million25 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
1995––22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
199016 million2 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
198615 million212 million35.5 billion
198542 million28 million33.2 billion
198415 million33 million36.8 billion
198323 million34 million39.1 billion
198261 million81 million41.4 billion
198197 million15 million42 billion
1980101 million–37.4 billion
197990 million–33.3 billion
197857 million16 million39.2 billion
197729 million4 million37 billion
1976185 million20 million33 billion
1975128 million42 million34.2 billion
1974283 million2 million32.9 billion
1973165 million032.6 billion
197224 million21 million28.7 billion
1971–5 million29.3 billion
1970––22.1 billion
19691 million–24.7 billion
19684 million–22.4 billion
196772 million21 million22.1 billion
196653 million–22.4 billion
196531 million–23.1 billion
1964––24.2 billion
196311 million20 million18.1 billion
1962016 million15.5 billion
19612 million–15 billion
196011 million15 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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