Central African Republic

Arms imports in Central African Republic

Arms imports in Central African Republic: 2 million TIV in 1961 and 43 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2023
43 million TIV
Since 1961
+41 million TIV
World, 2023
29.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Central African RepublicArms imports in Central African Republic: 2 million TIV in 1961 and 43 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 44 million TIV in 2021, the lowest 0 TIV in 1973.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 44 million TIV in 2021, the lowest 0 TIV in 1973.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCentral African RepublicWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
202343 million29.5 billion
20222 million33 billion
202144 million26.8 billion
20201 million23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
20182 million27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
20117 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008024.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
20069 million24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 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
19921 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
19882 million32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
19856 million33.2 billion
19841 million36.8 billion
19836 million39.1 billion
19823 million41.4 billion
19811 million42 billion
1980037.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
1978039.2 billion
1977–37 billion
1976–33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
1973032.6 billion
1972–28.7 billion
19712 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
19683 million22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
19662 million22.4 billion
19651 million23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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