Malawi

Arms imports in Malawi

Arms imports in Malawi: 5 million TIV in 1964 and 2 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2024
2 million TIV
Since 1964
−3 million TIV
World, 2024
30.6 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in MalawiArms imports in Malawi: 5 million TIV in 1964 and 2 million TIV in 2024, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 19 million TIV in 2022, the lowest 0 TIV in 1972.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 19 million TIV in 2022, the lowest 0 TIV in 1972.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearMalawiWorld
2025–33.3 billion
20242 million30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
202219 million33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
2016031.4 billion
20153 million28.7 billion
20142 million27 billion
20133 million27.4 billion
20121 million27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
20083 million24.1 billion
2007–26.5 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
2000–20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
19944 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
199011 million28.6 billion
19894 million31.7 billion
19882 million32.9 billion
19871 million36.2 billion
198610 million35.5 billion
19857 million33.2 billion
19841 million36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
198114 million42 billion
198014 million37.4 billion
19798 million33.3 billion
19787 million39.2 billion
19776 million37 billion
19762 million33 billion
1975–34.2 billion
1974–32.9 billion
1973–32.6 billion
1972028.7 billion
1971–29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
19645 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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