Uganda vs Zimbabwe

Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 2 million TIV in Uganda in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 4 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Uganda.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Uganda vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 2 million TIV in Uganda in 2025 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 4 million TIV, or 1.25 times that in Uganda.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Uganda.
  • The world as a whole: 29.5 billion TIV in 2023.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearUgandaZimbabweWorld
20252 million–33.3 billion
2024––30.6 billion
202316 million20 million29.5 billion
202266 million–33 billion
20218 million–26.8 billion
202079 million–23.4 billion
201923 million–26.9 billion
201810 million–27.3 billion
201722 million–31.2 billion
20161 million–31.4 billion
20157 million–28.7 billion
20142 million–27 billion
201320 million–27.4 billion
2012213 million–27.9 billion
2011468 million–29.9 billion
201037 million–25.8 billion
200928 million–24 billion
200814 million–24.1 billion
20070–26.5 billion
20065 million25 million24.4 billion
200510 million25 million21.3 billion
200436 million14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
200233 million–17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
20006 million8 million20.5 billion
199939 million25 million25.3 billion
199855 million1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
1996––23.7 billion
199532 million–22.9 billion
1994––22.8 billion
1993–025.8 billion
1992–63 million24.3 billion
1991–47 million27.8 billion
1990–2 million28.6 billion
198920 million–31.7 billion
19881 million2 million32.9 billion
198732 million29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
198510 million28 million33.2 billion
1984–33 million36.8 billion
1983–34 million39.1 billion
198214 million81 million41.4 billion
1981–15 million42 billion
1980––37.4 billion
1979––33.3 billion
1978–16 million39.2 billion
19777 million4 million37 billion
197634 million20 million33 billion
1975123 million42 million34.2 billion
197446 million2 million32.9 billion
197317 million032.6 billion
197220 million21 million28.7 billion
19713 million5 million29.3 billion
19703 million–22.1 billion
196916 million–24.7 billion
196827 million–22.4 billion
19674 million21 million22.1 billion
196616 million–22.4 billion
19651 million–23.1 billion
19643 million–24.2 billion
1963–20 million18.1 billion
1962–16 million15.5 billion
1961––15 billion
1960–15 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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