Bulgaria vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bulgaria
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 3.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values against 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 174 countries.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 650.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 242.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 466.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 872.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 405.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 797.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 153.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 190.83 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.76 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.56 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 71.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 962.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 891.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 9.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.64 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.63 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 147.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.39 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.25 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bulgaria or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 3.91 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 3.37 billion SIPRI trend indicator values, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.