South Africa: Arms exports

The latest value from 2024 is 27 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 58 million U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 642.53 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 45 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1960 to 2024 is 55.02 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1977 while the maximum of 244 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m