The World’s Biggest Arms Suppliers
From 2017 to 2021, United States arms exports accounted for 39% of the global total and were 14% higher than in 2012–2016.
French arms exports grew by 59% between 2012–2016 and 2017–2021, while Chinese (–31%), Russian (–26%), and German (–19%) arms exports decreased.
The five largest arms importers in 2017–2021, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Australia, and China, jointly received 38% of all imports of major arms.
The main recipient region in 2017–2021 was Asia and Oceania (accounting for 43% of global arms imports), followed by the Middle East (32%), Europe (13%), Africa (5.8%), and the Americas (5.5%). Arms imports by states in South America in 2017–2021 were at their lowest level for any 5-year period in the past 50 years.
The map below created by Reddit user rubenbmathisen shows the World’s biggest arms suppliers and whom they have sent arms to the past 10 years.
