The US Is The Worlds Largest Arms Dealer, Exporting 43% Of Weapons Globally

by Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project:

The United States is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia.
(Geopolitical Economy) The United States is by far the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of all weapons exports from 2020 to 2024.

The US transferred 7.3 times more weapons than China, and 5.5 times more than Russia.

In fact, Russia’s global arms exports declined by 64% from 2020 to 2024, and China’s fell by 5.4%, whereas those of the US grew by 21%.

There were also large increases in weapons exports during this five-year period in Italy (+138%), Spain (+29%), France (+11%), and South Korea (+4.9%).

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This is according to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The 10 largest arms exporters from 2020-24 were the following:

1. United States (43% of the world)
2. France (9.6%)
3. Russia (7.8%)
4. China (5.9%)
5. Germany (5.6%)
6. Italy (4.8%)
7. United Kingdom (3.6%)
8. Israel (3.1%)
9. Spain (3.0%)
10. South Korea (2.2%)

The top 10 importers of weapons from 2020-24 were the following:

1. Ukraine (8.8% of the world)
2. India (8.3%)
3. Qatar (6.8%)
4. Saudi Arabia (6.8%)
5. Pakistan (4.6%)
6. Japan (3.9%)
7. Australia (3.5%)
8. Egypt (3.3%)
9. United States (3.1%)
10. Kuwait (2.9%)

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