Belgium vs Switzerland: Arms exports

Belgium
40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Switzerland
33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Belgium rank
32nd
Switzerland rank
34th

Arms exports over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 40.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Switzerland, a difference of 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 34th of 70 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 3,345 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms transfers (exports) 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.