Belgium vs Euro area: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Belgium
- Euro area
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 2.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Euro area's figure about 6.4 times Belgium's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 17th and Euro area ranks 2nd of 172 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.32 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1970s | 389.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.34 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1980s | 375.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1990s | 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.47 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2000s | 61.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.52 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2010s | 30.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.42 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2020s | 208.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.15 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or Euro area?
- Euro area, at 3.29 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Belgium and Euro area?
- 2.78 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for arms imports?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Euro area ranks 2nd of 172 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.