Congo - Kinshasa

Arms imports in Congo - Kinshasa

Arms imports in Congo - Kinshasa: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 44 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
44 million TIV
Since 1960
+42 million TIV
Rank, 2025
58 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in Congo - KinshasaArms imports in Congo - Kinshasa: 2 million TIV in 1960 and 44 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 445 million TIV in 1975, the lowest 0 TIV in 1995.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 445 million TIV in 1975, the lowest 0 TIV in 1995.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearCongo - KinshasaWorld
202544 million33.3 billion
202440 million30.6 billion
202327 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
20209 million23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
20181 million27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
201643 million31.4 billion
20153 million28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
20131 million27.4 billion
201215 million27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010156 million25.8 billion
200937 million24 billion
200818 million24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
200624 million24.4 billion
200526 million21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
200218 million17.7 billion
200111 million18.3 billion
200089 million20.5 billion
199946 million25.3 billion
199810 million27.9 billion
19976 million28.9 billion
199661 million23.7 billion
1995022.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
19922 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
19904 million28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
19881 million32.9 billion
198736 million36.2 billion
19861 million35.5 billion
19851 million33.2 billion
198416 million36.8 billion
19835 million39.1 billion
198215 million41.4 billion
198112 million42 billion
198010 million37.4 billion
197915 million33.3 billion
197838 million39.2 billion
197728 million37 billion
1976134 million33 billion
1975445 million34.2 billion
19749 million32.9 billion
19735 million32.6 billion
197215 million28.7 billion
1971165 million29.3 billion
197019 million22.1 billion
196928 million24.7 billion
19687 million22.4 billion
196716 million22.1 billion
196627 million22.4 billion
196523 million23.1 billion
196464 million24.2 billion
196332 million18.1 billion
196213 million15.5 billion
19619 million15 billion
19602 million15.7 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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