Conventional arms exports (per $ GDP) statistics - countries compared

DEFINITION
Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

Military Statistics > Conventional arms exports (per $ GDP) (most recent) by country

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Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

Russia:

4.401 per $1,000

# 2

Uzbekistan:

3.572 per $1,000

# 3

Jordan:

2.824 per $1,000

# 4

Israel:

2.194 per $1,000

# 5

Macedonia, Republic of:

2.014 per $1,000

# 6

Ukraine:

1.511 per $1,000

= 7

Malta:

1.384 per $1,000

= 7

Georgia:

1.384 per $1,000

# 9

France:

1.222 per $1,000

# 10

Sweden:

1.018 per $1,000

# 11

Belarus:

0.709 per $1,000

# 12

Switzerland:

0.611 per $1,000

# 13

Singapore:

0.579 per $1,000

# 14

United Kingdom:

0.553 per $1,000

# 15

Canada:

0.531 per $1,000

# 16

United States:

0.464 per $1,000

# 17

Netherlands:

0.439 per $1,000

# 18

Norway:

0.279 per $1,000

# 19

Poland:

0.186 per $1,000

# 20

Italy:

0.162 per $1,000

# 21

Finland:

0.112 per $1,000

# 22

Australia:

0.085 per $1,000

# 23

Spain:

0.08 per $1,000

# 24

South Africa:

0.071 per $1,000

# 25

Brazil:

0.067 per $1,000

# 26

Indonesia:

0.06 per $1,000

# 27

Korea, South:

0.054 per $1,000

# 28

United Arab Emirates:

0.047 per $1,000

# 29

Kazakhstan:

0.042 per $1,000

# 30

Turkey:

0.035 per $1,000

# 31

Denmark:

0.034 per $1,000

# 32

Peru:

0.032 per $1,000

# 33

Pakistan:

0.029 per $1,000

# 34

China:

0.017 per $1,000

# 35

New Zealand:

0.011 per $1,000

# 36

Thailand:

0.01 per $1,000

= 37

India:

0.007 per $1,000

= 37

Venezuela:

0.007 per $1,000

# 39

Austria:

0.004 per $1,000

# 40

Iran:

0.002 per $1,000

Total:

26.843 per $1,000

Weighted average:

0.7 per $1,000

DEFINITION: Conventional arms transfers (1990 prices) - Exports (US$ millions) Refers to the voluntary transfer by the supplier (and thus excludes captured weapons and weapons obtained through defectors) of weapons with a military purpose destined for the armed forces, paramilitary forces or intelligence agencies of another country. These include major conventional weapons or systems in six categories: ships, aircraft, missiles, artillery, armoured vehicles and guidance and radar systems (excluded are trucks, services, ammunition, small arms, support items, components and component technology and towed or naval artillery under 100-millimetre calibre). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.

SOURCE: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.

Military Statistics > Conventional arms exports (per $ GDP) (most recent) by country

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