Somalia

Arms imports in Somalia

Arms imports in Somalia: 11 million TIV in 1960 and 2 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2 million TIV
Since 1960
−9 million TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in SomaliaArms imports in Somalia: 11 million TIV in 1960 and 2 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 283 million TIV in 1974, the lowest 0 TIV in 1962.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 283 million TIV in 1974, the lowest 0 TIV in 1962.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSomaliaWorld
20252 million33.3 billion
20244 million30.6 billion
20234 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
20212 million26.8 billion
20202 million23.4 billion
20198 million26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
20172 million31.2 billion
20162 million31.4 billion
20151 million28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
20133 million27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008–24.1 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
19991 million25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
1992–24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
199016 million28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
198615 million35.5 billion
198542 million33.2 billion
198415 million36.8 billion
198323 million39.1 billion
198261 million41.4 billion
198197 million42 billion
1980101 million37.4 billion
197990 million33.3 billion
197857 million39.2 billion
197729 million37 billion
1976185 million33 billion
1975128 million34.2 billion
1974283 million32.9 billion
1973165 million32.6 billion
197224 million28.7 billion
1971–29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
19691 million24.7 billion
19684 million22.4 billion
196772 million22.1 billion
196653 million22.4 billion
196531 million23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
196311 million18.1 billion
1962015.5 billion
19612 million15 billion
196011 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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