Arms & Defense
The World's Arms Exports
The volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2012 to 2016 was 8.4 per cent higher than in 2007 to 2011, according to the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database. This was the highest volume for any five-year period since 1990. The total for 2016 stood at $ 31 billion. The biggest exporters by far are the United States and Russia.
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This chart shows worldwide arms exports (in SIPRI trend-indicator value, US $ million) and major exporters (in %)
Recipient countries of arms exports from the main exporters between 2018 and 2022, according to SIPRI TIV* value
Arms exported from the United States from 2000 to 2025 (in millions TIV)
Market share of the leading exporters of major weapons between 2021 and 2025, by country
Share of Russia in total exports of major arms worldwide from 2010 to 2024
Arms exports from the United States from 2021 to 2025, by destination country (in million TIV)
Market share in the import of major arms between 2021 and 2025, by country
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