Ghana

Arms imports in Ghana

Arms imports in Ghana: 12 million TIV in 1960 and 5 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
5 million TIV
Since 1960
−7 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in GhanaArms imports in Ghana: 12 million TIV in 1960 and 5 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 107 million TIV in 1961, the lowest 0 TIV in 2005.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 107 million TIV in 1961, the lowest 0 TIV in 2005.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearGhanaWorld
20255 million33.3 billion
202411 million30.6 billion
20238 million29.5 billion
202240 million33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
202012 million23.4 billion
20192 million26.9 billion
2018027.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
201622 million31.4 billion
201513 million28.7 billion
201417 million27 billion
201352 million27.4 billion
201239 million27.9 billion
201176 million29.9 billion
20102 million25.8 billion
20096 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
200716 million26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005021.3 billion
200437 million21.3 billion
20036 million19.2 billion
20021 million17.7 billion
200112 million18.3 billion
20001 million20.5 billion
19998 million25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
19975 million28.9 billion
19967 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
199411 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
19911 million27.8 billion
19904 million28.6 billion
19892 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
198713 million36.2 billion
1986–35.5 billion
19855 million33.2 billion
1984–36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
198148 million42 billion
198038 million37.4 billion
19797 million33.3 billion
197818 million39.2 billion
1977–37 billion
197639 million33 billion
197528 million34.2 billion
197419 million32.9 billion
197313 million32.6 billion
197212 million28.7 billion
1971–29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
19671 million22.1 billion
196624 million22.4 billion
196540 million23.1 billion
196440 million24.2 billion
19636 million18.1 billion
196220 million15.5 billion
1961107 million15 billion
196012 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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