South Sudan vs Sudan

South Sudan vs Sudan: Arms imports

Arms imports: 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 7 million TIV, or 3.33 times that in Sudan.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

South Sudan vs Sudan: Arms importsArms imports: 10 million TIV in South Sudan in 2022 and 57 million TIV in Sudan in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 7 million TIV, or 3.33 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sudan.
  • The world as a whole: 33 billion TIV in 2022.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSouth SudanSudanWorld
2025–57 million33.3 billion
2024–50 million30.6 billion
2023–6 million29.5 billion
202210 million3 million33 billion
20218 million–26.8 billion
2020––23.4 billion
2019–20 million26.9 billion
2018–35 million27.3 billion
2017–66 million31.2 billion
20168 million110 million31.4 billion
201519 million136 million28.7 billion
201441 million70 million27 billion
201313 million155 million27.4 billion
20122 million119 million27.9 billion
201165 million191 million29.9 billion
20102 million196 million25.8 billion
20091 million100 million24 billion
200844 million120 million24.1 billion
200737 million58 million26.5 billion
2006–112 million24.4 billion
2005–113 million21.3 billion
2004–294 million21.3 billion
2003–205 million19.2 billion
2002–50 million17.7 billion
2001–106 million18.3 billion
2000––20.5 billion
1999–36 million25.3 billion
1998––27.9 billion
1997–63 million28.9 billion
1996–27 million23.7 billion
1995–3 million22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993––25.8 billion
1992–6 million24.3 billion
1991–46 million27.8 billion
1990–4 million28.6 billion
1989–16 million31.7 billion
1988–77 million32.9 billion
1987–122 million36.2 billion
1986–10 million35.5 billion
1985–66 million33.2 billion
1984–106 million36.8 billion
1983–25 million39.1 billion
1982–90 million41.4 billion
1981–203 million42 billion
1980–3 million37.4 billion
1979–46 million33.3 billion
1978–208 million39.2 billion
1977–29 million37 billion
1976––33 billion
1975–5 million34.2 billion
1974–3 million32.9 billion
1973–23 million32.6 billion
1972–69 million28.7 billion
1971–87 million29.3 billion
1970–598 million22.1 billion
1969–177 million24.7 billion
1968–13 million22.4 billion
1967–6 million22.1 billion
1966–10 million22.4 billion
1965–5 million23.1 billion
1964–36 million24.2 billion
1963–17 million18.1 billion
1962–34 million15.5 billion
1961–17 million15 billion
1960–6 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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