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Appendix 7A. The suppliers and recipients of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009

Contents

I. Introduction

II. Sources and methods for arms transfers data

Table 7A.1. The recipients of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009

Table 7A.2. The suppliers of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009

Table 7A.3. The 10 largest recipients of major conventional weapons and their suppliers, 2005–2009

Table 7A.4. The 10 largest suppliers of major conventional weapons and their destinations, by region, 2005–2009

 

Appendix 7A provides data on the suppliers and recipients of major conventional weapons and the size of the international arms trade. Read the full appendix [PDF]

Summary

The trend in transfers of major conventional weapons, 2000–2009

The trend in transfers of major conventional weapons, 2000–2009

Bar graph: annual totals; line graph: five-year moving average (plotted at the last year of each five-year period).

 

The five largest suppliers of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009

 

Supplier

Share of
global arms
exports (%)
Main recipients
(share of supplier's)
transfers)
USA

 

  30 

 

South Korea (14%)
Israel (11%)
UAE (11%)
Russia

 

  23 

 

China (35%)
India (24%)
Algeria (11%)
Germany

 

  11 

 

Turkey (14%)
Greece (13%)
South Africa (12%)
France

 

   8  

 

UAE (25%)
Singapore (21%)
Greece (12%)
UK

 

   4  

 

USA (23%)
India (15%)
Saudi Arabia (10%)

 

The five largest recipients of major conventional weapons, 2005–2009

 

Recipient

Share of
global arms
imports (%)
Main supplier
(share of recipient's)
transfers)
China      9    Russia (89%)
India      7     Russia (77%)
South Korea      6     USA (66%)
UAE      6     USA (60%)
Greece      4     Germany (35%)

 

This data is obtained from the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database.

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