Belgium vs Romania: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 430.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 421.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Romania, a difference of 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Belgium ranks 25th and Romania ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 277.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 332.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 55.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
| 1970s | 386.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 496.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 109.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
| 1980s | 374.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 348.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 25.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Belgium |
| 1990s | 78.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 130.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 51.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
| 2000s | 61.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 110.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 48.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
| 2010s | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 56.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 24.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
| 2020s | 244.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 260.67 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 16.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Belgium or Romania?
- Belgium, at 430.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 421.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Belgium and Romania?
- 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for arms imports?
- Belgium ranks 25th and Romania ranks 26th 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.