Arms imports — all countries

Arms imports — Bulgaria

Arms imports in Bulgaria in 2022 — 3,000,000 M TIV. Ranked 96 in the world out of 116. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 99.4%.

2022 3,000,000 M TIV +200% vs 2021
World rank 96of 116
Period maximum 984,000,000 M TIV1981
Period minimum 1,000,000 M TIV1993

Trend over time

1960–2022 · million TIV (constant 1990 prices)

Arms imports — Bulgaria, 1960–20220250,000,000500,000,000750,000,0001,000,000,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620221960: 474,000,000 M TIV1961: 522,000,000 M TIV1962: 493,000,000 M TIV1963: 539,000,000 M TIV1964: 326,000,000 M TIV1965: 372,000,000 M TIV1966: 218,000,000 M TIV1967: 329,000,000 M TIV1968: 256,000,000 M TIV1969: 533,000,000 M TIV1970: 771,000,000 M TIV1971: 407,000,000 M TIV1972: 460,000,000 M TIV1973: 274,000,000 M TIV1974: 302,000,000 M TIV1975: 390,000,000 M TIV1976: 368,000,000 M TIV1977: 492,000,000 M TIV1978: 876,000,000 M TIV1979: 323,000,000 M TIV1980: 580,000,000 M TIV1981: 984,000,000 M TIV1982: 610,000,000 M TIV1983: 764,000,000 M TIV1984: 945,000,000 M TIV1985: 608,000,000 M TIV1986: 932,000,000 M TIV1987: 449,000,000 M TIV1988: 253,000,000 M TIV1989: 338,000,000 M TIV1990: 755,000,000 M TIV1991: 339,000,000 M TIV1992: 42,000,000 M TIV1993: 1,000,000 M TIV1994: 1,000,000 M TIV1995: 1,000,000 M TIV1996: 122,000,000 M TIV1999: 7,000,000 M TIV2003: 2,000,000 M TIV2004: 13,000,000 M TIV2005: 132,000,000 M TIV2006: 22,000,000 M TIV2007: 48,000,000 M TIV2008: 117,000,000 M TIV2009: 119,000,000 M TIV2010: 8,000,000 M TIV2011: 29,000,000 M TIV2012: 5,000,000 M TIV2015: 4,000,000 M TIV2019: 2,000,000 M TIV2020: 44,000,000 M TIV2021: 1,000,000 M TIV2022: 3,000,000 M TIV
Change over the period: −471,000,000 (−99.37%) Average annual rate: -7.84 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria

Bulgaria 3,000,000 M TIV
World 33,610,000,000 M TIV
Europe & Central Asia 9,050,000,000 M TIV
Eastern Europe computed 3,922,000,000 M TIV
Arms imports — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M TIV Change Change, %
2022 3,000,000 +2,000,000 +200%
2021 1,000,000 −43,000,000 −97.73%
2020 44,000,000 +42,000,000 +2,100%
2019 2,000,000
2015 4,000,000
2012 5,000,000 −24,000,000 −82.76%
2011 29,000,000 +21,000,000 +262.5%
2010 8,000,000 −111,000,000 −93.28%
2009 119,000,000 +2,000,000 +1.71%
2008 117,000,000 +69,000,000 +143.75%
2007 48,000,000 +26,000,000 +118.18%
2006 22,000,000 −110,000,000 −83.33%
2005 132,000,000 +119,000,000 +915.38%
2004 13,000,000 +11,000,000 +550%
2003 2,000,000
1999 7,000,000
1996 122,000,000 +121,000,000 +12,100%
1995 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1994 1,000,000 +0 +0%
1993 1,000,000 −41,000,000 −97.62%
1992 42,000,000 −297,000,000 −87.61%
1991 339,000,000 −416,000,000 −55.1%
1990 755,000,000 +417,000,000 +123.37%
1989 338,000,000 +85,000,000 +33.6%
1988 253,000,000 −196,000,000 −43.65%
1987 449,000,000 −483,000,000 −51.82%
1986 932,000,000 +324,000,000 +53.29%
1985 608,000,000 −337,000,000 −35.66%
1984 945,000,000 +181,000,000 +23.69%
1983 764,000,000 +154,000,000 +25.25%
1982 610,000,000 −374,000,000 −38.01%
1981 984,000,000 +404,000,000 +69.66%
1980 580,000,000 +257,000,000 +79.57%
1979 323,000,000 −553,000,000 −63.13%
1978 876,000,000 +384,000,000 +78.05%
1977 492,000,000 +124,000,000 +33.7%
1976 368,000,000 −22,000,000 −5.64%
1975 390,000,000 +88,000,000 +29.14%
1974 302,000,000 +28,000,000 +10.22%
1973 274,000,000 −186,000,000 −40.43%
1972 460,000,000 +53,000,000 +13.02%
1971 407,000,000 −364,000,000 −47.21%
1970 771,000,000 +238,000,000 +44.65%
1969 533,000,000 +277,000,000 +108.2%
1968 256,000,000 −73,000,000 −22.19%
1967 329,000,000 +111,000,000 +50.92%
1966 218,000,000 −154,000,000 −41.4%
1965 372,000,000 +46,000,000 +14.11%
1964 326,000,000 −213,000,000 −39.52%
1963 539,000,000 +46,000,000 +9.33%
1962 493,000,000 −29,000,000 −5.56%
1961 522,000,000 +48,000,000 +10.13%
1960 474,000,000

About the indicator

Transfers of major conventional weapons into the country, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV) in constant 1990 prices. The indicator reflects dependence on arms supplies from abroad: countries with a developed defense industry have low imports alongside high military expenditure.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.