This chart shows the world's biggest weapon importers from 2017 until 2022.

This chart shows the world's biggest weapon importers from 2017 until 2022.

The largest importer of major arms between 2016 and 2020, Saudi Arabia, accounted for 11% of the global market. India followed with 9.5% of the market share, according to new data on global arms transfers published by SIPRI, while Egypt stood third. Australia was the 4th-largest arms importer in the world over the past five […]

This chart shows the world's biggest weapon importers from 2017 until 2022.

With rising violence across the world, arms trade is being seen as a cause of human rights abuses. These maps show largest arms exporters and importers

The U.S. is the largest arms exporter in the world, shipping more than $12 billion in arms to other nations. Russia is the 2nd most exporter ($6.15 billion). France ($2.16 billion) is the other nation exceeding $2 billion, with the rest of the significant players from Europe participating less.

India has retained its dubious distinction of being the world’s largest importer of weapons and military equipment in the last five years, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

This chart shows the countries importing the highest value in arms from the U.S. from 2015 to 2019.

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Rising tension drives value of international arms trade up 13pc to $64bn with Saudi Arabia the new big spender