Belgium vs Greece: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Belgium
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 108.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Greece ranks 14th of 171 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 295.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 17.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 1970s | 389.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 744.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 354.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 1980s | 375.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 507.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 132.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 1990s | 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 946.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2000s | 61.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 968.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 906.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2010s | 30.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 216.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 186.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2020s | 208.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 358.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 149.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or Greece?
- Greece, at 623.00 million 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 Greece?
- 108.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for arms imports?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Greece ranks 14th of 171 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.