Bulgaria vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Bulgaria
0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2022
South Africa
0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
129th
South Africa rank
128th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0106 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 128th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 48.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
1970s 53.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 40.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
1980s 72.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
1990s 18.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
2000s 11.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bulgaria
2010s 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8592 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Africa
2020s 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.4809 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Bulgaria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.464 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Bulgaria and South Africa?
0.0106 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 128th 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.