Weapons Sales in South Africa decreased to 27 SIPRI TIV Million in 2024 from 58 SIPRI TIV Million in 2023. Weapons Sales in South Africa averaged 53.30 SIPRI TIV Million from 1959 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 244.00 SIPRI TIV Million in 2010 and a record low of 0.00 SIPRI TIV Million in 1977. source: SIPRI

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	23180.00	37920.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Current Account	-57023.00	-72223.00	ZAR Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	-0.60	-1.60	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	164263.21	187634.46	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	193047.00	180237.00	USD Million	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	-21000.00	-73452.00	ZAR Million	Sep 2025
Gold Reserves	125.50	125.47	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	141086.64	149714.74	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Terms of Trade	110.60	110.00	points	Sep 2025
Terrorism Index	0.00	0.00	Points	Dec 2024
Tourist Arrivals	1339217.00	1263598.00		Dec 2025
Weapons Sales	27.00	58.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024

South Africa Weapons Sales

Weapons Sales are presented as a Trend-Indicator Value based on the known unit production costs of a core set of weapons such as aircraft, air defence systems, anti-submarine warfare weapons, armoured vehicles, artillery, engines, missiles, sensors, satellites, ships and others. The indicator aims to represent the transfer value of military resources rather than the financial value of the transfer.