Malawi vs Uganda: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Malawi
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Uganda
2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2025
Malawi rank
151st
Uganda rank
151st

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M196419942025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uganda, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 151st of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Malawi
1970s 2.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values 20.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 17.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
1980s 3.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 15.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 12.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
2000s 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
2010s 1.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 48.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 46.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda
2020s 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 47.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports between Malawi and Uganda?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
15 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for arms imports?
Malawi ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.