Belgium vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Belgium
515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Central Europe and the Baltics
2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
20th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Belgium
  • Central Europe and the Baltics
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How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 5.7 times Belgium's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 17th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 20th of 172 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Central Europe and the Baltics Difference Ahead
1960s 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.14 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
1970s 389.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
1980s 375.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.00 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.62 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 588.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 509.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s 61.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 731.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 670.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s 30.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 311.65 million SIPRI trend indicator values 281.45 million SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s 208.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.44 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Belgium or Central Europe and the Baltics?
Central Europe and the Baltics, at 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Belgium and Central Europe and the Baltics?
2.40 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Central Europe and the Baltics?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 17th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 20th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.