Belgium vs Middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Belgium
43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle income
1.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
20th
Middle income rank
21st

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

  • Belgium
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle income, a difference of 41.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 23.4 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 21st of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 31.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 28.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
1970s 39.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
1980s 38.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
1990s 7.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
2000s 5.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Belgium
2010s 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0266 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle income
2020s 17.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.79 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 income?
Belgium, at 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Belgium and Middle income?
41.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Belgium ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 21st 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.