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