Benin

Arms imports in Benin

Arms imports in Benin: 2 million TIV in 1961 and 4 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
4 million TIV
Since 1961
+2 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in BeninArms imports in Benin: 2 million TIV in 1961 and 4 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 26 million TIV in 1978, the lowest 0 TIV in 1970.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 26 million TIV in 1978, the lowest 0 TIV in 1970.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearBeninWorld
20254 million33.3 billion
20247 million30.6 billion
202312 million29.5 billion
20223 million33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
20201 million23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
20161 million31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
20133 million27.4 billion
201220 million27.9 billion
2011029.9 billion
2010025.8 billion
20091 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
20073 million26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
20027 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989031.7 billion
1988032.9 billion
19871 million36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
19853 million33.2 billion
19841 million36.8 billion
19833 million39.1 billion
198210 million41.4 billion
1981–42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
19796 million33.3 billion
197826 million39.2 billion
1977–37 billion
1976–33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
19731 million32.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
19712 million29.3 billion
1970022.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
19661 million22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
19642 million24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
19621 million15.5 billion
19612 million15 billion
1960–15.7 billion

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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