Bulgaria vs Euro area: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bulgaria
- Euro area
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria, a difference of 5.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Euro area's figure about 11.3 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Euro area ranks 17th of 174 countries.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.36 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.95 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1970s | 466.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 5.30 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1980s | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 4.20 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.56 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 1990s | 158.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.38 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2000s | 64.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.81 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2010s | 9.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.58 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
| 2020s | 147.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 3.05 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.90 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bulgaria or Euro area?
- Euro area, at 6.08 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 5.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Euro area rank globally for arms imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Euro area ranks 17th 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.