South Africa vs Spain

South Africa vs Spain: Arms exports

Arms exports in 2025: 115 million TIV in South Africa and 341 million TIV in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 226 million TIV, or 2.97 times that in South Africa.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
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South Africa vs Spain: Arms exportsArms exports in 2025: 115 million TIV in South Africa and 341 million TIV in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by 226 million TIV, or 2.97 times that in South Africa.
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Latest figures

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

CountryLatest10 years before
South Africa115 million 202576 million
Spain341 million 2025982 million
World33.5 billion 202528.7 billion

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher since 2005, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The world as a whole: 33.5 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSouth AfricaSpainWorld
2025115 million341 million33.5 billion
202496 million606 million30.7 billion
2023105 million912 million29.5 billion
2022113 million1.01 billion33.3 billion
2021143 million676 million27.1 billion
2020150 million1.01 billion24.1 billion
2019129 million318 million27 billion
2018118 million705 million27.4 billion
2017100 million820 million31.3 billion
2016118 million481 million31.5 billion
201576 million982 million28.7 billion
201489 million962 million27.1 billion
2013109 million450 million27.4 billion
2012193 million266 million27.9 billion
201176 million997 million29.9 billion
2010250 million273 million25.8 billion
2009108 million984 million24.4 billion
2008142 million626 million24.1 billion
2007137 million628 million26.5 billion
2006200 million898 million24.5 billion
200536 million113 million21.4 billion
200474 million54 million21.3 billion
200347 million99 million19.2 billion
200222 million18 million17.7 billion
200132 million8 million18.5 billion
200021 million47 million20.5 billion
199924 million46 million25.4 billion
199814 million174 million27.9 billion
19977 million605 million28.9 billion
199631 million112 million23.7 billion
199517 million88 million22.9 billion
199413 million253 million23 billion
199354 million103 million25.8 billion
199285 million70 million24.3 billion
199154 million103 million28.2 billion
1990–116 million30.2 billion
19890167 million34.9 billion
198825 million136 million36.8 billion
198728 million152 million39.4 billion
198625 million197 million39 billion
198525 million92 million38.2 billion
1984–244 million41.6 billion
1983–367 million43.9 billion
19821 million263 million46.2 billion
198149 million135 million45.8 billion
198049 million10 million42.2 billion
1979–18 million38.4 billion
1978–38 million42.4 billion
1977025 million40 billion
197620 million46 million36 billion
197529 million272 million37.2 billion
19742 million82 million36.6 billion
19731 million18 million36.3 billion
197222 million18 million34.5 billion
19717 million140 million32.9 billion
19702 million70 million25.3 billion
196913 million10 million28.1 billion
19689 million12 million26.1 billion
19678 million12 million25.6 billion
1966–26 million25.8 billion
1965–33 million25.8 billion
1964–12 million26.7 billion
1963–10 million20.3 billion
1962–10 million17.5 billion
196133 million8 million16.4 billion
196027 million2 million17.6 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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.

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