Arms exports — all countries

Arms exports — South Africa

Arms exports in South Africa in 2024 — 27,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 29 in the world out of 45. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2024 27,000,000 M TIV −53.45% vs 2023
World rank 29of 45
Period maximum 244,000,000 M TIV2010
Period minimum 0 M TIV1977

Trend over time

1960–2024 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms exports — South Africa, 1960–20240100,000,000200,000,000300,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 27,000,000 M TIV1961: 33,000,000 M TIV1967: 8,000,000 M TIV1969: 13,000,000 M TIV1970: 2,000,000 M TIV1971: 7,000,000 M TIV1972: 22,000,000 M TIV1973: 1,000,000 M TIV1974: 2,000,000 M TIV1975: 28,000,000 M TIV1976: 19,000,000 M TIV1977: 0 M TIV1980: 49,000,000 M TIV1981: 49,000,000 M TIV1982: 1,000,000 M TIV1985: 25,000,000 M TIV1986: 25,000,000 M TIV1987: 28,000,000 M TIV1988: 25,000,000 M TIV1989: 0 M TIV1991: 54,000,000 M TIV1992: 75,000,000 M TIV1993: 54,000,000 M TIV1994: 13,000,000 M TIV1995: 17,000,000 M TIV1996: 31,000,000 M TIV1997: 7,000,000 M TIV1998: 22,000,000 M TIV1999: 30,000,000 M TIV2000: 21,000,000 M TIV2001: 37,000,000 M TIV2002: 22,000,000 M TIV2003: 47,000,000 M TIV2004: 74,000,000 M TIV2005: 36,000,000 M TIV2006: 200,000,000 M TIV2007: 137,000,000 M TIV2008: 142,000,000 M TIV2009: 107,000,000 M TIV2010: 244,000,000 M TIV2011: 74,000,000 M TIV2012: 193,000,000 M TIV2013: 113,000,000 M TIV2014: 63,000,000 M TIV2015: 49,000,000 M TIV2016: 82,000,000 M TIV2017: 95,000,000 M TIV2018: 87,000,000 M TIV2019: 106,000,000 M TIV2020: 120,000,000 M TIV2021: 102,000,000 M TIV2022: 68,000,000 M TIV2023: 58,000,000 M TIV2024: 27,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 27,000,000 M TIV
World 26,995,000,000 M TIV
Arms exports — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2024 27,000,000 −31,000,000 −53.45%
2023 58,000,000 −10,000,000 −14.71%
2022 68,000,000 −34,000,000 −33.33%
2021 102,000,000 −18,000,000 −15%
2020 120,000,000 +14,000,000 +13.21%
2019 106,000,000 +19,000,000 +21.84%
2018 87,000,000 −8,000,000 −8.42%
2017 95,000,000 +13,000,000 +15.85%
2016 82,000,000 +33,000,000 +67.35%
2015 49,000,000 −14,000,000 −22.22%
2014 63,000,000 −50,000,000 −44.25%
2013 113,000,000 −80,000,000 −41.45%
2012 193,000,000 +119,000,000 +160.81%
2011 74,000,000 −170,000,000 −69.67%
2010 244,000,000 +137,000,000 +128.04%
2009 107,000,000 −35,000,000 −24.65%
2008 142,000,000 +5,000,000 +3.65%
2007 137,000,000 −63,000,000 −31.5%
2006 200,000,000 +164,000,000 +455.56%
2005 36,000,000 −38,000,000 −51.35%
2004 74,000,000 +27,000,000 +57.45%
2003 47,000,000 +25,000,000 +113.64%
2002 22,000,000 −15,000,000 −40.54%
2001 37,000,000 +16,000,000 +76.19%
2000 21,000,000 −9,000,000 −30%
1999 30,000,000 +8,000,000 +36.36%
1998 22,000,000 +15,000,000 +214.29%
1997 7,000,000 −24,000,000 −77.42%
1996 31,000,000 +14,000,000 +82.35%
1995 17,000,000 +4,000,000 +30.77%
1994 13,000,000 −41,000,000 −75.93%
1993 54,000,000 −21,000,000 −28%
1992 75,000,000 +21,000,000 +38.89%
1991 54,000,000
1989 0 −25,000,000 −100%
1988 25,000,000 −3,000,000 −10.71%
1987 28,000,000 +3,000,000 +12%
1986 25,000,000 +0 +0%
1985 25,000,000
1982 1,000,000 −48,000,000 −97.96%
1981 49,000,000 +0 +0%
1980 49,000,000
1977 0 −19,000,000 −100%
1976 19,000,000 −9,000,000 −32.14%
1975 28,000,000 +26,000,000 +1,300%
1974 2,000,000 +1,000,000 +100%
1973 1,000,000 −21,000,000 −95.45%
1972 22,000,000 +15,000,000 +214.29%
1971 7,000,000 +5,000,000 +250%
1970 2,000,000 −11,000,000 −84.62%
1969 13,000,000
1967 8,000,000
1961 33,000,000 +6,000,000 +22.22%
1960 27,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons expressed in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. TIV reflects the military capability of the equipment transferred rather than the price of the contract: deals of equal value can give different TIV, and secondhand equipment is valued below new.

Important: TIV cannot be read as the monetary value of the transfers — it is an indicator of the volume of military capability handed over.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.