United Kingdom: Arms exports

The latest value from 2022 is 1504 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 656 million U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 665.56 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 48 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2022 is 1638.84 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 625 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 3594 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1987. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m