Belgium vs Brazil: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Belgium
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 430.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 143.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 134.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Belgium |
| 1970s | 386.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 458.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 71.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Brazil |
| 1980s | 374.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 200.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 174.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Belgium |
| 1990s | 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 257.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 178.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Brazil |
| 2000s | 61.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 197.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 136.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Brazil |
| 2010s | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 201.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 169.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Brazil |
| 2020s | 244.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 324.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 80.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 430.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Belgium and Brazil?
- 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Brazil?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Brazil rank globally for arms imports?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Brazil ranks 23rd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.