Tanzania

Arms imports in Tanzania

Arms imports in Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 1964 and 4 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
4 million TIV
Since 1964
0 TIV
World, 2025
33.3 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in TanzaniaArms imports in Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 1964 and 4 million TIV in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 260 million TIV in 1979, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1967.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 260 million TIV in 1979, the lowest 1 million TIV in 1967.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearTanzaniaWorld
20254 million33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
2023–29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
202153 million26.8 billion
20209 million23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
201817 million27.3 billion
20172 million31.2 billion
201620 million31.4 billion
201520 million28.7 billion
201414 million27 billion
2013130 million27.4 billion
2012115 million27.9 billion
201178 million29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
200929 million24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
20071 million26.5 billion
200612 million24.4 billion
200510 million21.3 billion
2004–21.3 billion
200351 million19.2 billion
20021 million17.7 billion
2001–18.3 billion
20002 million20.5 billion
1999–25.3 billion
1998–27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
19964 million23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
19945 million22.8 billion
1993–25.8 billion
199218 million24.3 billion
1991–27.8 billion
1990–28.6 billion
19895 million31.7 billion
1988–32.9 billion
1987–36.2 billion
19861 million35.5 billion
1985–33.2 billion
1984–36.8 billion
1983–39.1 billion
19829 million41.4 billion
1981121 million42 billion
198053 million37.4 billion
1979260 million33.3 billion
197867 million39.2 billion
197747 million37 billion
1976–33 billion
197548 million34.2 billion
1974185 million32.9 billion
1973121 million32.6 billion
197251 million28.7 billion
197160 million29.3 billion
197011 million22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
19671 million22.1 billion
196622 million22.4 billion
19654 million23.1 billion
19644 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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