Trends In International Arms Transfers, 2023

• The Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2023 report has been released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Major Findings

• The volume of international transfers of major arms in 2019–23 was 3.3 per cent lower than in 2014–18 and 3.3 per cent higher than in 2009–13.
• The five largest exporters were the United States, France, Russia, China and Germany.
  • Arms exports by the USA went up by 17 per cent between 2014–18 and 2019–23, while those by Russia went down by 53 per cent.
  • France’s exports rose by 47 per cent and it moved just ahead of Russia to become the world’s second largest arms exporter.
• The five largest arms importers in 2019–23 were India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Ukraine and Pakistan.
  • India’s arms imports increased by 4.7 per cent between 2014–18 and 2019–23, making it the world’s biggest arms importer in 2019–23 with a 9.8 per cent share of all arms imports.
  • Russia remained India’s main supplier.
• The largest importer in Europe was Ukraine, which received 23 per cent of the region’s total arms imports in 2019–23.

About SIPRI

• SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
• Established in 1966 and based in Stockholm (Sweden), SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.