The United States and Russia remained the world’s largest exporters of weaponry from 2012 to 2016, jointly accounting for 56 percent of arms sold on the international market, reported Russian media Sputnik, quoting data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
China kept its third place ranking, with its shares accounting for 6.2 percent on the international market.
SIPRI’s study showed that the supply of major conventional arms on the international market grew 8.4 percent in recent years, reaching its highest point since 1990.
The list of the world’s top five exporters of arms (2012-16).
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- United States of America- The United States supplies 33 percent of the weapons sold on the global market. In the past five years, it sold weapons to at least 100 countries. Saudi Arabia was the largest buyer of U.S.-made weapons (13 percent), followed by United Arabic Emirates (8.7 percent) and Turkey (6.3 percent).Remaining the world’s largest exporter of arms, the U.S. share of arms exports nevertheless increased 21 percent over the period from 2007 to 2011.
- Russia– Russia remained the world’s second largest exporter of ordnance. From 2012 to 2016, it supplied 23 percent of all the weaponry sold on the international market and with 50 countries as clients.
The largest importers of Russia-made arms are India (38 percent of Russian weaponry exports), Vietnam (11 percent) and China (11 percent).
3. China– China kept its third place ranking, with its shares accounting for 6.2 percent of the international market.
4. France– Weaponry exports from France accounted for six percent of the international market.
5. Germany-Weaponry exports from Germany accounted for 5.6 percent of the international market.
