Tanzania vs United Kingdom

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Arms imports

Arms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Tanzania and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 605 million TIV, or 150 times that in Tanzania.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Arms importsArms imports in 2025: 4 million TIV in Tanzania and 609 million TIV in United Kingdom, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 605 million TIV, or 150 times that in Tanzania.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 1980, when it overtook Tanzania.
  • The world as a whole: 33.3 billion TIV in 2025.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearTanzaniaUnited KingdomWorld
20254 million609 million33.3 billion
2024–486 million30.6 billion
2023–469 million29.5 billion
2022–859 million33 billion
202153 million886 million26.8 billion
20209 million635 million23.4 billion
2019–402 million26.9 billion
201817 million463 million27.3 billion
20172 million1 billion31.2 billion
201620 million288 million31.4 billion
201520 million424 million28.7 billion
201414 million217 million27 billion
2013130 million509 million27.4 billion
2012115 million566 million27.9 billion
201178 million347 million29.9 billion
2010–461 million25.8 billion
200929 million381 million24 billion
2008–575 million24.1 billion
20071 million817 million26.5 billion
200612 million375 million24.4 billion
200510 million31 million21.3 billion
2004–212 million21.3 billion
200351 million770 million19.2 billion
20021 million721 million17.7 billion
2001–1.29 billion18.3 billion
20002 million937 million20.5 billion
1999–132 million25.3 billion
1998–770 million27.9 billion
1997–513 million28.9 billion
19964 million568 million23.7 billion
1995–496 million22.9 billion
19945 million421 million22.8 billion
1993–796 million25.8 billion
199218 million1.15 billion24.3 billion
1991–953 million27.8 billion
1990–130 million28.6 billion
19895 million209 million31.7 billion
1988–285 million32.9 billion
1987–207 million36.2 billion
19861 million273 million35.5 billion
1985–355 million33.2 billion
1984–682 million36.8 billion
1983–292 million39.1 billion
19829 million766 million41.4 billion
1981121 million812 million42 billion
198053 million557 million37.4 billion
1979260 million232 million33.3 billion
197867 million191 million39.2 billion
197747 million262 million37 billion
1976–251 million33 billion
197548 million337 million34.2 billion
1974185 million319 million32.9 billion
1973121 million239 million32.6 billion
197251 million222 million28.7 billion
197160 million176 million29.3 billion
197011 million70 million22.1 billion
1969–2.7 billion24.7 billion
1968–2.35 billion22.4 billion
19671 million1.44 billion22.1 billion
196622 million242 million22.4 billion
19654 million166 million23.1 billion
19644 million133 million24.2 billion
1963–159 million18.1 billion
1962–38 million15.5 billion
1961–34 million15 billion
1960–26 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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