High income OECD countries Compared by Military > Imports > USD
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 904 million | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Poland | 611 million | 2008 | ||
| =3 | United Kingdom | 590 million | 2008 | ||
| =3 | Norway | 590 million | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Japan | 578 million | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Chile | 543 million | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Israel | 524 million | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Greece | 518 million | 2008 | ||
| =9 | Austria | 434 million | 2008 | ||
| =9 | Canada | 434 million | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Spain | 363 million | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Australia | 344 million | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Italy | 270 million | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Portugal | 183 million | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Belgium | 171 million | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Netherlands | 152 million | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Finland | 142 million | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Germany | 104 million | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Denmark | 90 million | 2008 | ||
| 20 | France | 68 million | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Estonia | 50 million | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Switzerland | 32 million | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Sweden | 21 million | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Czech Republic | 17 million | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Ireland | 16 million | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Slovenia | 8 million | 2008 | ||
| 27 | New Zealand | 4 million | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Iceland | 3 million | 1986 | ||
| =29 | Slovakia | 1,000,000 | 2007 | ||
| =29 | Luxembourg | 1,000,000 | 2003 |
