Belgium vs IDA total: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Belgium
515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
IDA total
3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Belgium rank
17th
IDA total rank
18th

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

  • Belgium
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and IDA total ranks 18th of 172 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium IDA total Difference Ahead
1960s 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 962.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 685.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1970s 389.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1980s 375.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1990s 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.77 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2000s 61.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.71 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.65 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2010s 30.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2020s 131.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.48 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total

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 IDA total?
IDA total, at 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Belgium and IDA total?
2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA total?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Belgium and IDA total rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 17th and IDA total ranks 18th 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.