Zimbabwe

Arms imports in Zimbabwe

Arms imports in Zimbabwe: 15 million TIV in 1960 and 20 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2023
20 million TIV
Since 1960
+5 million TIV
World, 2023
29.5 billion TIV
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SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

Arms imports in ZimbabweArms imports in Zimbabwe: 15 million TIV in 1960 and 20 million TIV in 2023, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 212 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 0 TIV in 1973.
Estimates, SIPRIWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 212 million TIV in 1986, the lowest 0 TIV in 1973.

Every year

SIPRI trend-indicator values · SIPRI

YearZimbabweWorld
2025–33.3 billion
2024–30.6 billion
202320 million29.5 billion
2022–33 billion
2021–26.8 billion
2020–23.4 billion
2019–26.9 billion
2018–27.3 billion
2017–31.2 billion
2016–31.4 billion
2015–28.7 billion
2014–27 billion
2013–27.4 billion
2012–27.9 billion
2011–29.9 billion
2010–25.8 billion
2009–24 billion
2008–24.1 billion
2007–26.5 billion
200625 million24.4 billion
200525 million21.3 billion
200414 million21.3 billion
200316 million19.2 billion
2002–17.7 billion
200110 million18.3 billion
20008 million20.5 billion
199925 million25.3 billion
19981 million27.9 billion
1997–28.9 billion
1996–23.7 billion
1995–22.9 billion
1994–22.8 billion
1993025.8 billion
199263 million24.3 billion
199147 million27.8 billion
19902 million28.6 billion
1989–31.7 billion
19882 million32.9 billion
198729 million36.2 billion
1986212 million35.5 billion
198528 million33.2 billion
198433 million36.8 billion
198334 million39.1 billion
198281 million41.4 billion
198115 million42 billion
1980–37.4 billion
1979–33.3 billion
197816 million39.2 billion
19774 million37 billion
197620 million33 billion
197542 million34.2 billion
19742 million32.9 billion
1973032.6 billion
197221 million28.7 billion
19715 million29.3 billion
1970–22.1 billion
1969–24.7 billion
1968–22.4 billion
196721 million22.1 billion
1966–22.4 billion
1965–23.1 billion
1964–24.2 billion
196320 million18.1 billion
196216 million15.5 billion
1961–15 billion
196015 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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