Bulgaria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate

Bulgaria
200 % change on previous year
in 2022
Central Europe and the Baltics
21.6 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
13th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
12th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 200 % change on previous year against 21.6 % change on previous year in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 178.4 % change on previous year.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 9.3 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 13th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 12th of 148 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Central Europe and the Baltics in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1960s 9.34 % change on previous year 3.81 % change on previous year 5.52 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1970s 5.24 % change on previous year 2.55 % change on previous year 2.69 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1980s 11.59 % change on previous year -5.38 % change on previous year 16.97 % change on previous year Bulgaria
1990s -19.49 % change on previous year 27.76 % change on previous year 47.25 % change on previous year Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 274.28 % change on previous year 11.2 % change on previous year 263.09 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2010s 28.82 % change on previous year -14.34 % change on previous year 43.16 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2020s 51.14 % change on previous year 38.4 % change on previous year 12.73 % change on previous year Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Bulgaria, at 200 % change on previous year against 21.6 % change on previous year in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
178.4 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
Bulgaria ranks 13th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 12th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,862 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.