Belgium vs IDA total: Arms imports

Belgium
515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
IDA total
3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Belgium rank
17th
IDA total rank
18th

Arms imports over time

  • Belgium
  • IDA total
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B196019922024

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium, a difference of 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes IDA total's figure about 6.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and IDA total ranks 18th of 172 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium IDA total Difference Ahead
1960s 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 962.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values 685.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1970s 399.29 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1980s 375.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 4.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.83 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
1990s 116.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2000s 80.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 1.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 1.50 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2010s 30.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values 3.07 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 3.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total
2020s 131.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2.48 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2.35 billion SIPRI trend indicator values IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or IDA total?
IDA total, at 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports between Belgium and IDA total?
2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA total?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Belgium and IDA total rank globally for arms imports?
Belgium ranks 17th and IDA total ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.