Kenya

Arms imports in Kenya

Arms imports in Kenya: 6 million TIV in 1964 and 117 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
117 million TIV
Since 1964
+111 million TIV
Rank, 2025
43 of 110
counting from the highest
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in KenyaArms imports in Kenya: 6 million TIV in 1964 and 117 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 211 million TIV in 1978, the lowest 0 TIV in 1970.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 211 million TIV in 1978, the lowest 0 TIV in 1970.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearKenyaWorld
2025117 million33.3 billion
202419 million30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
20221 million33 billion
20214 million26.8 billion
202071 million23.4 billion
201918 million26.9 billion
20187 million27.3 billion
201717 million31.2 billion
201632 million31.4 billion
201530 million28.7 billion
201417 million27 billion
20131 million27.4 billion
201268 million27.9 billion
201135 million29.9 billion
201096 million25.8 billion
200934 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
200711 million26.5 billion
2006–24.4 billion
2005–21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
2003–19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
200015 million20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
199761 million28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
199430 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
199114 million27.8 billion
199043 million28.6 billion
198947 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987178 million36.2 billion
198626 million35.5 billion
19856 million33.2 billion
198412 million36.8 billion
198317 million39.1 billion
198285 million41.4 billion
1981144 million42 billion
1980119 million37.4 billion
197956 million33.3 billion
1978211 million39.2 billion
197758 million37 billion
197617 million33 billion
197525 million34.2 billion
197428 million32.9 billion
19732 million32.6 billion
19729 million28.7 billion
197126 million29.3 billion
1970022.1 billion
19693 million24.7 billion
19682 million22.4 billion
19672 million22.1 billion
196619 million22.4 billion
196515 million23.1 billion
19646 million24.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
1962–15.5 billion
1961–15 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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