South Africa

Arms exports in South Africa

Arms exports in South Africa: 27 million TIV in 1960 and 115 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
115 million TIV
Since 1960
+88 million TIV
World, 2025
33.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms exports in South AfricaArms exports in South Africa: 27 million TIV in 1960 and 115 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 250 million TIV in 2010, the lowest 0 TIV in 1977.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 250 million TIV in 2010, the lowest 0 TIV in 1977.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearSouth AfricaWorld
2025115 million33.5 billion
202496 million30.7 billion
2023105 million29.5 billion
2022113 million33.3 billion
2021143 million27.1 billion
2020150 million24.1 billion
2019129 million27 billion
2018118 million27.4 billion
2017100 million31.3 billion
2016118 million31.5 billion
201576 million28.7 billion
201489 million27.1 billion
2013109 million27.4 billion
2012193 million27.9 billion
201176 million29.9 billion
2010250 million25.8 billion
2009108 million24.4 billion
2008142 million24.1 billion
2007137 million26.5 billion
2006200 million24.5 billion
200536 million21.4 billion
200474 million21.3 billion
200347 million19.2 billion
200222 million17.7 billion
200132 million18.5 billion
200021 million20.5 billion
199924 million25.4 billion
199814 million27.9 billion
19977 million28.9 billion
199631 million23.7 billion
199517 million22.9 billion
199413 million23 billion
199354 million25.8 billion
199285 million24.3 billion
199154 million28.2 billion
1990–30.2 billion
1989034.9 billion
198825 million36.8 billion
198728 million39.4 billion
198625 million39 billion
198525 million38.2 billion
1984–41.6 billion
1983–43.9 billion
19821 million46.2 billion
198149 million45.8 billion
198049 million42.2 billion
1979–38.4 billion
1978–42.4 billion
1977040 billion
197620 million36 billion
197529 million37.2 billion
19742 million36.6 billion
19731 million36.3 billion
197222 million34.5 billion
19717 million32.9 billion
19702 million25.3 billion
196913 million28.1 billion
19689 million26.1 billion
19678 million25.6 billion
1966–25.8 billion
1965–25.8 billion
1964–26.7 billion
1963–20.3 billion
1962–17.5 billion
196133 million16.4 billion
196027 million17.6 billion

Good to know

  • Major weapons the country sent abroad, 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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