Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — South Sudan

Arms imports in South Sudan in 2022 — 10,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 84 in the world out of 116. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 73%.

2022 10,000,000 M TIV +25% vs 2021
World rank 84of 116
Period maximum 65,000,000 M TIV2011
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV2009

Trend over time

2007–2022 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — South Sudan, 2007–2022020,000,00040,000,00060,000,00080,000,0002007200920112013201520172019202120222007: 37,000,000 M TIV2008: 44,000,000 M TIV2009: 1,000,000 M TIV2010: 2,000,000 M TIV2011: 65,000,000 M TIV2012: 2,000,000 M TIV2013: 10,000,000 M TIV2014: 36,000,000 M TIV2015: 19,000,000 M TIV2016: 8,000,000 M TIV2021: 8,000,000 M TIV2022: 10,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −27,000,000 (−72.97%) Average annual rate: -8.35 %

Comparison, 2022

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

South Sudan 10,000,000 M TIV
World 33,610,000,000 M TIV
Sub-Saharan Africa 581,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2022 10,000,000 +2,000,000 +25%
2021 8,000,000
2016 8,000,000 −11,000,000 −57.89%
2015 19,000,000 −17,000,000 −47.22%
2014 36,000,000 +26,000,000 +260%
2013 10,000,000 +8,000,000 +400%
2012 2,000,000 −63,000,000 −96.92%
2011 65,000,000 +63,000,000 +3,150%
2010 2,000,000 +1,000,000 +100%
2009 1,000,000 −43,000,000 −97.73%
2008 44,000,000 +7,000,000 +18.92%
2007 37,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

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