Rwanda

Arms imports in Rwanda

Arms imports in Rwanda: 11 million TIV in 1962 and 37 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2023
37 million TIV
Since 1962
+26 million TIV
World, 2023
29.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in RwandaArms imports in Rwanda: 11 million TIV in 1962 and 37 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 65 million TIV in 2021, the lowest 0 TIV in 1964.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 65 million TIV in 2021, the lowest 0 TIV in 1964.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearRwandaWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
202337 million29.5 billion
202217 million33 billion
202165 million26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
20191 million26.9 billion
20183 million27.3 billion
20178 million31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
201529 million28.7 billion
201415 million27 billion
201315 million27.4 billion
20125 million27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
200911 million24 billion
200814 million24.1 billion
200720 million26.5 billion
20063 million24.4 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
199921 million25.3 billion
19989 million27.9 billion
19973 million28.9 billion
19961 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
19925 million24.3 billion
19915 million27.8 billion
19903 million28.6 billion
19893 million31.7 billion
19882 million32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
19862 million35.5 billion
19853 million33.2 billion
19846 million36.8 billion
19834 million39.1 billion
1982–41.4 billion
1981–42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
1978–39.2 billion
19771 million37 billion
1976–33 billion
19753 million34.2 billion
19741 million32.9 billion
19732 million32.6 billion
1972028.7 billion
1971029.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
1967–22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965023.1 billion
1964024.2 billion
1963–18.1 billion
196211 million15.5 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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