Military > Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries: Countries Compared
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Compares the world's largest arms exporters, in millions of US Dollars. Data corresponds to the year 2010, and was compiled by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a think tank dedicated to the research of conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament in the world, with presence in Stockholm, Beijing and Washington DC.
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Interesting observations about Military > Arms trade > Arms exports, top countries
- United States has had the highest arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2003.
- South Korea has ranked last for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2003.
- Russia has ranked in the top 2 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2001.
- Germany has ranked in the top 5 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2002.
- France has ranked in the top 6 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2001.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 7 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2001.
- Israel has ranked 5th from the bottom for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2010.
- China has ranked in the top 5 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2010.
- Italy has ranked in the top 11 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2001.
- Spain has ranked in the top 9 for arms trade > arms exports, top countries since 2006.