Senegal: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Senegal's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 93 million on 2023 (from 172 million to 79 million).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +8.79 million and a typical year strayed about 31.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 144 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 93 million in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 26% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Senegal had the 3rd highest value of the 23 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Senegal in the 2024 ranking

• New Zealand — 1st of 23: 200 million
• Mauritania — 2nd of 23: 126 million
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4th of 23: 42 million
• Jordan — 5th of 23: 34 million
• Brunei Darussalam — 6th of 23: 28 million

What this measures

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.

Limitations: SIPRI calculates the volume of transfers to, from and between all parties using the TIV and the number of weapon systems or subsystems delivered in a given year. This data is intended to provide a common unit to allow the measurement if trends in the flow of arms to particular countries and regions over time. Therefore, the main priority is to ensure that the TIV system remains consistent over time, and that any changes introduced are backdated. SIPRI TIV figures do not represent sales prices for arms transfers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 40 values

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) in nearby economies

• Angola — 84 million (2025)
• Benin — 4 million (2025)
• Botswana — 11 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 34 million (2025)
• Burundi — 2 million (2019)
• Cameroon — 2 million (2023)
• Central African Republic — 43 million (2023)
• Chad — 4 million (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 44 million (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 9 million (2024)

More public sector data for Senegal

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 566.87 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 329.64 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.56% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 19,000 (2020)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 5.18% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.37% (2020)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Senegal's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)?

79 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Senegal rank?

3rd highest of 23 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) unusual for Senegal?

In 2024, Senegal's arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) fell 93 million on 2023 (from 172 million to 79 million). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1961 to 2023), the average change was +8.79 million and a typical year strayed about 31.32 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator MS.MIL.MPRT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), uri: https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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