Bulgaria vs Portugal: Arms exports
Arms exports over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 18.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria, a difference of 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 70 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 27.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 72.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 62.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Portugal |
| 2010s | 32.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 32.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 125,000 SIPRI trend indicator values | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 15.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms exports, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 18.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms exports between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for arms exports?
- Bulgaria ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 70 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (exports) 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.