Largest Arms Exporters 2021-2025

The world's biggest exporters of major conventional weapons over the 2021-2025 period, by percentage share of the global arms trade, according to SIPRI. Figures are five-year averages that smooth out year-to-year fluctuations in weapons del...

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Largest Arms Exporters 2021-2025
The world's biggest exporters of major conventional weapons over the 2021-2025 period, by percentage share of the global arms trade, according to SIPRI. Figures are five-year averages that smooth out year-to-year fluctuations in weapons deliveries.
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The United States is overwhelmingly the world's dominant arms supplier, accounting for 42% of all major weapons exports - more than four times the share of second-placed France (9.8%). Russia, long the world's number two exporter, has fallen to third at 6.8% as sanctions and its war in Ukraine cut into deliveries. Germany (5.7%) and China (5.6%) are nearly tied for fourth. A cluster of mid-sized exporters follows: Italy (5.1%), Israel (4.4%), the UK (3.4%), South Korea (3.0%) and Spain (2.3%). The top five suppliers together control roughly three-quarters of the global market, showing how few countries produce and sell advanced weaponry at scale.

Source:  SIPRI Arms Transfers Database

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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United States leads with 42 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 9  ·  median: 5.
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Gap in All Time: United States is 18.3× larger than Spain.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

Admin
Data Points
10
10 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
42
United States
Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) · All Time
Metrics
1
Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%)
Period
All Time
Single year snapshot

Category Rankings

Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) · All Time

# Category All Time
🥇 United States 42
🥈 France 9.80
🥉 Russia 6.80
4 Germany 5.70
5 China 5.60
6 Italy 5.10
7 Israel 4.40
8 United Kingdom 3.40
9 South Korea 3
10 Spain 2.30
Statistical Summary — Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) · All Time
42
Maximum
2.30
Minimum
9
Average
5
Median

What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category

United States
Recorded 42 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
France
Recorded 9.80 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
Russia
Recorded 6.80 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
Germany
Recorded 5.70 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
China
Recorded 5.60 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
Italy
Recorded 5.10 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
Israel
Recorded 4.40 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
United Kingdom
Recorded 3.40 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
South Korea
Recorded 3 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.
Spain
Recorded 2.30 Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) in All Time.

Full Data Table

10 records across 1 year

✓ 10 sourced
Category Metric All Time Source
United States Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 42
France Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 9.80
Russia Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 6.80
Germany Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 5.70
China Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 5.60
Italy Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 5.10
Israel Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 4.40
United Kingdom Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 3.40
South Korea Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 3
Spain Share of Global Arms Exports 2021-2025 (%) 2.30

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

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