Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate

Bulgaria
200 % change on previous year
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
13.15 % change on previous year
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
13th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
15th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 200 % change on previous year against 13.15 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 186.85 % change on previous year.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 15.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 148 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 9.34 % change on previous year 10.69 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1970s 5.24 % change on previous year 19.94 % change on previous year 14.7 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 11.59 % change on previous year 15.54 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s -29.24 % change on previous year 24.95 % change on previous year 54.19 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 416.03 % change on previous year 69.41 % change on previous year 346.61 % change on previous year Bulgaria
2010s 28.82 % change on previous year 37.22 % change on previous year 8.4 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 51.14 % change on previous year 148.31 % change on previous year 97.18 % change on previous year Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bulgaria, at 200 % change on previous year against 13.15 % change on previous year in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
186.85 % change on previous year, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), annual growth rate?
Bulgaria ranks 13th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 15th 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.