Global Arms Exports

[VCheng]

from: Daily chart: Big guns | The Economist

Excerpts:

Global transfers of large conventional weapons such as tanks and planes were 24% higher in 2007-2011 than in 2002-2006.

Deliveries to South-East Asia rose particularly steeply, jumping by 185% as tensions mounted over territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Three-quarters of all exports in the past five years were made by five countries

India remains the biggest importer of arms, buying 10% of the world's total.

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Pakistan bought 6% of US arms exports, whereas India took in fully one-third of Russian arms exports.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Good, isn't it?

 

[scholseys]

I thought china would infiltrate the global arms market, i guess its still a long way.

 

[kawaraj]

south korea is such an arm buyer, new to me.

 

[northeast]

I thought china would infiltrate the global arms market, i guess its still a long way.

we are the sixth biggest weapon exporter.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

south korea is such an arm buyer, new to me.

S.Korea has the crazy Kim family in N.Korea to worry about.

 

[hawx]

old data ? because i thought India signed various deals with USA and France.

 

[VCheng]

old data ? because i thought India signed various deals with USA and France.

Data are current till 2011. Any deals this year are not included of course.

 

[kalu_miah]

we are the sixth biggest weapon exporter.

Exporting less than UK, who is at 4% of global total?

 

[Archdemon]

What is that? this is amateur!

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Exporting less than UK, who is at 4% of global total?

Yes. Economist ranking is overall for 4 years. China recently surpassed UK.

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5 United Kingdom 1054
6 China 1423

We were ranked 6th until last year when we overtook UK.

 

[Agent Vinod]

who are the major buyers of chinese arms ?