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The biggest weapon exporters in the world

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According to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world sales of military products in 2012-2016 increased by 8.4% compared to the previous five-year period.

The mankind continues to arm, and the sale of military equipment and weapons remains an important part of the export and economic potential of a number of countries. This fact confirms that people do not only kill during the war, but they also sell and earn.

In this case, the US and Russia remain the main suppliers of weapons on the planet, totaling more than 33% of the world arms market.

Currently, the US is not only the leader in terms of military expenses (611 billion dollars in 2016) but also the main exporter of weapons on the planet. American weapons are sold best in the world, and the United States is ahead of other countries with a significant margin. Immediately following the USA, Russia takes the second place, whose exports for the same period are estimated at $35.4 billion by SIPRI experts (or 25.4% of world exports).

The indexes of the two largest world arms exporters are individually higher than the aggregate exports of countries that rank third and fourth in the ranking: France with an arms export volume of 8.1 billion dollars and China with a figure of 7.9 billion dollars.

1. The United States. Market share: 33% The US, with a 33% share in the arms market, remains the main arm's exporter in 2011-2015, having increased its share in this period by 27%. “As the tension grows and regional conflicts escalate, the US remains in the lead as an arm's exporter, far outstripping its competitors,” said OIP Fleurant, Director of the Military Expenditure Program at SIPRI. “Over the past five years, the United States has sold or transferred arms to at least 96 counties, and the US military industry has a lot of export orders, including the supply of military aircraft to the 611 F-35 to nine counties,” he said.

2. Russia. Market share: 25% Russia took the second place among the countries exporting arms. In comparison, with 2006-2010, the supply of Russian military equipment has increased by 28%. However, SIPRI points out that exports were significantly lower in 2014-2015 than in 2011-2013, and was at the same level as in the previous five-year plan. In 2011-2015, Moscow supplied weapons to 50 countries, according to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute. The largest buyer of Russian arms was India with 39% of the volume of arms sold by Russia; the second and third places are divided by China and Vietnam — 11% each.

3. China. Market share: 5.9% China's arms exports grew by 88% and ranked third in the market. “China continues to build up its military capabilities both through the import of weapons and through domestic production,” said Simon Vezeman, a senior research fellow at the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Program. At the same time, China has also entered the top five leaders among the countries importing weapons. In this rating, the country takes the third place, losing only to India and Saudi Arabia.

4. France. Market share: 5.6% France, having shifted to fourth place, has reduced arms supplies by 9.8%. During 2015, France signed several major contracts for the supply of weapons, including the first two contracts for the supply of a military aircraft Rafale. At the same time, imports of European countries has decreased by 41% in the period from 2006-2010 and 2011-2015.

5. Germany. Market share: 4.7% Germany dropped to the fifth place with a market share of 4.7%. For the period from 2011 to 2015, the volume of arms exports to Germany halved. In Europe as a whole, the volume of imports decreased by 41% in the period from 2006 to 2010 and from 2011 to 2015.

6. Great Britain. Market share: 4.5% The UK ranked sixth in the ranking, becoming one of the largest arms exporters to Europe. The main direction of British arms exports was the Middle East, a region in which military operations are constantly going on and, accordingly, there is a constant need for arms supplies.

7. Spain. Market share: 3.5% Spain ranks seventh in the ranking with a market share of 3.5%. The main recipients of Spanish weapons were also the countries of the Middle East — Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Australia.

8. Italy. Market share: 2.7% Italy is one of the world and European leaders in the export of weapons. It should be noted that Europe buys Russian weapons. So, for the period from 2011 to 2015, Europe bought 6.4% of all Russian arms sold. At the same time, SIPRI states that supplies in Europe grew by 264%, mainly due to the purchase of Russian weapons by Azerbaijan (according to the methodology of the Stockholm Peace Research Institute, it refers to Europe): it accounted for 4.9% of total Russian exports (in 2006-2011 Baku bought only 0.7% of the weapons sold by Russia).

9. Ukraine. Market share: 2.6% The main recipients of Ukrainian arms are countries such as Nigeria, Thailand, Croatia, China, and Algeria. Among the weapons — tanks T-72, armored personnel carriers BTR-4EN, BTR-3E1, and others. As a result, Ukraine became the ninth largest supplier of weapons in the world.

10. The Netherlands. Market share: 2% The tenth leader in the ranking is the Netherlands with a market share of 2%. The main buyers of arms from the Netherlands are countries such as Egypt, India, and Pakistan. It is worth noting that in recent years the Netherlands has lost its positions in the arms market. If in 2008 the country was among the top 5 largest arms exporters in the world, now it has fallen to the 10th place.

SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) is an international institute for the study of peace and conflict, which primarily focuses on the issues of arms control and disarmament processes. According to the specialists of this institute, the United States controls about a third of the world's arms market, with almost half of all deliveries coming from the Middle East. Russia controls more than 23% of the world market. According to the SIPRI Institute, about 70% of Russian supplies fall to 4 countries: India, China, Vietnam, and Algeria.

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