Zambia vs Zimbabwe

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports

Arms imports: 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 15 million TIV, or 4 times that in Zambia.

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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Arms importsArms imports: 1 million TIV in Zambia in 2024 and 20 million TIV in Zimbabwe in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 15 million TIV, or 4 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearZambiaZimbabweWorld
2025––33.3 billion
20241 million–30.6 billion
20235 million20 million29.5 billion
20222 million–33 billion
202120 million–26.8 billion
20203 million–23.4 billion
201943 million–26.9 billion
2018––27.3 billion
201746 million–31.2 billion
201644 million–31.4 billion
201515 million–28.7 billion
2014––27 billion
2013––27.4 billion
201261 million–27.9 billion
20111 million–29.9 billion
2010––25.8 billion
2009––24 billion
20082 million–24.1 billion
20075 million–26.5 billion
200630 million25 million24.4 billion
2005025 million21.3 billion
2004–14 million21.3 billion
2003–16 million19.2 billion
20022 million–17.7 billion
2001–10 million18.3 billion
200043 million8 million20.5 billion
1999–25 million25.3 billion
1998–1 million27.9 billion
1997––28.9 billion
19968 million–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
1990–2 million28.6 billion
1989––31.7 billion
1988–2 million32.9 billion
1987–29 million36.2 billion
1986–212 million35.5 billion
1985–28 million33.2 billion
198418 million33 million36.8 billion
1983–34 million39.1 billion
198243 million81 million41.4 billion
1981253 million15 million42 billion
1980136 million–37.4 billion
19794 million–33.3 billion
197842 million16 million39.2 billion
197741 million4 million37 billion
1976109 million20 million33 billion
197548 million42 million34.2 billion
19749 million2 million32.9 billion
197319 million032.6 billion
197229 million21 million28.7 billion
1971165 million5 million29.3 billion
19704 million–22.1 billion
19697 million–24.7 billion
1968––22.4 billion
1967–21 million22.1 billion
196617 million–22.4 billion
196516 million–23.1 billion
19647 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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