Bulgaria vs Greece: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bulgaria
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 574.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bulgaria, a difference of 34.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Greece ranks 17th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 297.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 110.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 466.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 744.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 278.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 1980s | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 507.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 136.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 158.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 968.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 810.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2000s | 64.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.04 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 308.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 298.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
| 2020s | 147.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 334.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 187.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bulgaria or Greece?
- Greece, at 574.00 million 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 Greece?
- 34.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Greece?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Greece rank globally for arms imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Greece 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.