Belgium vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Belgium
43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 41.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 23.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 29.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
1970s 39.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 44.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 38.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
1990s 7.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4172 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 6.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7858 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
2010s 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 17.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Belgium or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Belgium, at 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
41.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Belgium ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.