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Global Weapons Sales and Purchases

 

Nation
Weapons Sales to Developing Nations
Total Weapons Sales
1. United States
$6.9 billion
$12.4 billion
2. Russia
$5.9 billion
$6.1 billion
3. Great Britain
$3.2 billion
$4.64 billion
4. Israel
$1.2 billion
N/A
5. France
$1 billion
N/A

 

Nation
Total Weapons Purchases Since 2001

Weapons Purchases 2004

1. China
$10.4 billion
$2.2 billion
2. India
$7.9 billion
$5.7 billion
3. Egypt
$6.5 billion
$2.3 billion
4. Israel
$4.4 billion
N/A
5. Saudi Arabia
$3.8 billion
$2.9 billion

 

 

 

 

 

Source: New York Times, (August 30, 2005) , The Jerusalem Post