The major players in the global arms market

A recent report from The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed that global arms exports in the last five years are up 14 percent on the five years before that. India was the world's largest arms importer between 2011 and 2015 with a 14 percent share of the market. Saudi Arabia was second and China was third. Read the full story in one of Statista's features in the Independent.

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This chart shows the top arms exporters and importers from 2011 to 2015.

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Arms import value in China 1980-2023
Arms import value in China 1980-2023
Arms import value in China 2000-2023, by supplier
Arms import value in China 2000-2023, by supplier
Nuclear weapons spending of the world's nuclear armed countries 2022
Nuclear weapons spending of the world's nuclear armed countries 2022
Market share of the leading exporters of major weapons 2019-2023
Market share of the leading exporters of major weapons 2019-2023
Import value of Russian arms in China 2000-2023
Import value of Russian arms in China 2000-2023
Number of breaches of the Weapons Act in Germany 2017-2023
Number of breaches of the Weapons Act in Germany 2017-2023

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