Belgium vs Kuwait: Arms imports

Belgium
515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Kuwait
503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Belgium rank
17th
Kuwait rank
18th

Arms imports over time

  • Belgium
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Kuwait, a difference of 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Globally, Belgium ranks 17th and Kuwait ranks 18th of 172 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arms imports (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
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.