Bulgaria vs Israel: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel, a difference of 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 19th and Israel ranks 20th of 174 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 474.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 65.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1970s | 466.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.31 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 846.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1980s | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 768.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 124.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 1990s | 158.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 732.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 574.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2000s | 64.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 706.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 641.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2010s | 9.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 301.80 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 292.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
| 2020s | 147.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 551.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 404.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 540.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 537.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for arms imports?
- Bulgaria ranks 19th and Israel ranks 20th 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.