Arms exports - Country rankings
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Arms exports, million constant U.S. dollars, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 45 countries was 642.53 million U.S. dollars. The highest value was in the USA: 13512 million U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Latvia: 1 million U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: million U.S. dollars; Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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| Countries | Arms exports, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 13512 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 2272 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 2049 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 1379 | 4 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Russia | 1339 | 5 | 1992 - 2024 |
| China | 1131 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 1026 | 7 | 1964 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 964 | 8 | 1972 - 2024 |
| UK | 756 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 710 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 639 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 392 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 381 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 332 | 14 | 1980 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 243 | 15 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Iran | 226 | 16 | 1962 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 226 | 17 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 166 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 152 | 19 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 134 | 20 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Romania | 118 | 21 | 1971 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 117 | 22 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 116 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 116 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 75 | 25 | 1961 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 53 | 26 | 2000 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 40 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 27 | 29 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 27 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| India | 25 | 31 | 1968 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 32 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Japan | 21 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 18 | 34 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Austria | 16 | 35 | 1964 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 36 | 1983 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 13 | 37 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 11 | 38 | 1966 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 39 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 5 | 40 | 2003 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 41 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 42 | 2016 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 2 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 2 | 44 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 1 | 45 | 1994 - 2024 |
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
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