Belgium vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Belgium
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 2.61 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 430.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 2.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 174 countries.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.22 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 330.86 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.49 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 374.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.28 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 61.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 244.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.80 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 2.61 billion 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 2.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
- Belgium ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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.