U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2002-2009

December 20, 2010 (R41539)

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Summary

This report provides background data on U.S. arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years 2002-2009, made through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. In a series of data tables, it lists the total dollar values of U.S. government-to-government arms sales agreements with its top five purchasers, and the total dollar values of U.S. arms deliveries to those purchasers, in five specific regions of the world for three specific periods: 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and 2009 alone. In addition, the report provides data tables listing the total dollar values of U.S. government-to-government arms agreements with and deliveries to its top 10 purchasers worldwide for the periods 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and for 2009 alone.

This report is prepared in conjunction with CRS Report R41403, Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009, by [author name scrubbed]. That annual report details both U.S. and foreign arms transfer activities globally and provides analysis of arms trade trends. The intent here is to complement that elaborate worldwide treatment of the international arms trade by providing only the dollar values of U.S. arms sales agreements with and delivery values to its leading customers, by geographic region, for the calendar years 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and 2009. Unlike CRS Report R41403, this annual report focuses exclusively on U.S. arms sales and provides the specific names of the major U.S. arms customers, by region, together with the total dollar values of their arms purchases or deliveries. This report will not be updated.


U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 2002-2009

This report provides background data on U.S. arms sales agreements with and deliveries to its major purchasers during calendar years 2002-2009. It provides the total dollar values of U.S. arms agreements with its top five purchasers in five specific regions of the world for the periods 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and for 2009, and the total dollar values of U.S. arms deliveries to its top five purchasers in five specific regions for those same years. In addition, the report provides a listing of the total dollar values of U.S. arms agreements with and deliveries to its top 10 purchasers for the periods 2002-2005, 2006-2009, and for 2009. The data are official, unclassified, United States Defense Department figures compiled by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), unless otherwise indicated. The data have been restructured for this report by DSCA from a fiscal year format to a calendar year format. Thus a year in this report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, and not the fiscal year period from October 1 to September 30.1

U.S. Agreements with Leading Purchasers, 2002-2009

The following regional tables (Tables 1-5) provide the total dollar values of all U.S. defense articles and defense services sold to the top five purchasers in each region indicated for the calendar year(s) noted. These values represent the total value of all government-to-government agreements actually concluded between the United States and the foreign purchaser under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program during the calendar year(s) indicated.2 In Table 6, the total dollar values of all U.S. defense articles and defense services sold to the top 10 purchasers worldwide are provided for calendar year period noted. All totals are expressed as current U.S. dollars.

Table 1. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Africa Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest million)

Africa Agreements
2002-2005

Africa Agreements
2006-2009

Africa Agreements
2009

1 Djibouti $26 million

1 Kenya $34 million

1 Nigeria $15 million

2 Nigeria $22 million

2 Nigeria $16 million

2 Kenya $7 million

3 Kenya $18 million

3 Ethiopia $12 million

3 Djibouti $5 million

4 South Africa $13 million

4 Djibouti $8 million

4 South Africa $1 million

5 Botswana $3 million

5 Senegal $4 million

5 Senegal $1 million

Table 2. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of American Republics Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest million)

American Republics Agreements
2002-2005

American Republics Agreements
2006-2009

American Republics Agreements
2009

1 Canada $708 million

1 Canada $2.91 billion

1 Canada $730 million

2 Chile $550 million

2 Colombia $1.16 billiona

2 Colombia $155 milliona

3 Colombia $180 milliona

3 Brazil $669 million

3 Mexico $63 million

4 Brazil $160 million

4 Chile $225 million

4 Brazil $54 million

5 Dominican Republic $24 million

5 Argentina $156 million

5 Argentina $23 million

a. Includes FMS sales related to international narcotics interdiction programs.

Table 3. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Asia Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Asia Agreements
2002-2005

Asia Agreements
2006-2009

Asia Agreements
2009

1 South Korea $2.9 billion

1 Australia $7.1billion

1 Taiwan $3.8 billion

2 Japan $2.5 billion

2 Taiwan $5.7 billion

2 Australia $1.1 billion

3 Australia $1.3 billion

3 South Korea $3.5 billion

3 South Korea $750 million

4 Taiwan $1.1 billion

4 Japan $3.1 billion

4 Japan $730 million

5 Singapore $900 million

5 Singapore $1.1 billion

5 Singapore $210 million

Table 4. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Near East Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Near East Agreements
2002-2005

Near East Agreements
2006-2009

Near East Agreements
2009

1 Egypt $5.9 billion

1 Saudi Arabia $13.1 billion

1 Egypt $3.0 billion

2 Saudi Arabia $4.0 billion

2 U.A.E. $10.6 billion

2 Saudi Arabia $2.7 billion

3 Israel $3.1 billion

3 Egypt $6.5 billion

3 Iraq $2.4 billion

4 Kuwait $1.9 billion

4 Iraq $5.2 billion

4 Kuwait $1.6 billion

5 U.A.E. $1.4 billion

5 Pakistan $4.1 billion

5 U.A.E. $1.4 billion

Table 5. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Europe Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Europe Agreements
2002-2005

Europe Agreements
2006-2009

Europe Agreements
2009

1 Poland $4.0 billion

1 Turkey $3.8 billion

1 U.K. $1.1 billion

2 Greece $2.9 billion

2 U.K. $3.0 billion

2 France $460 million

3 Turkey $2.0 billion

3 Norway $1.1 billion

3 Turkey $460 million

4 U.K. $1.9 billion

4 Netherlands $1.1 billion

4 Germany $430 million

5 Netherlands $900 million

5 Germany $1.0 billion

5 Netherlands $300 million

Table 6. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Worldwide Agreements Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Worldwide Agreements
2002-2005

Worldwide Agreements
2006-2009

Worldwide Agreements
2009

1 Egypt $5.9 billion

1 Saudi Arabia $13.1 billion

1 Taiwan $3.8 billion

2 Saudi Arabia $4.0 billion

2 U.A.E. $10.6 billion

2 Egypt $3.0 billion

3 Poland $4.0 billion

3 Australia $7.1 billion

3 Saudi Arabia $2.7 billion

4 Israel $3.1 billion

4 Egypt $6.5 billion

4 Iraq $2.4 billion

5 South Korea $2.9 billion

5 Taiwan $5.7 billion

5 Kuwait $1.6 billion

6 Greece $2.9 billion

6 Iraq $5.2 billion

6 U.A.E. $1.4 billion

7 Japan $2.5 billion

7 Pakistan $4.1 billion

7 U.K. $1.1 billion

8 Turkey $2.0 billion

8 Turkey $3.8 billion

8 Australia $1.1 billion

9 U.K. $1.9 billion

9 South Korea $3.5 billion

9 South Korea $750 million

10 Kuwait $1.9 billion

10 Japan $3.1 billion

10 Japan $730 million

U.S. Deliveries to Leading Purchasers, 2002-2009

The following regional tables (Tables 7-11) provide the total dollar values of all U.S. defense articles and defense services delivered to the top five purchasers in each region indicated for the calendar year(s) noted for all deliveries under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. These values represent the total value of all government-to-government deliveries actually concluded between the United States and the foreign purchaser under the FMS program during the calendar year(s) indicated. Commercial licensed deliveries totals are excluded, due to concerns regarding the accuracy of existing data.

In Table 12, the total dollar values of all U.S. defense articles and defense services actually delivered to the top 10 purchasers worldwide is provided. The delivery totals are for FMS deliveries concluded for the calendar year(s) noted.

Table 7. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Africa Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest million)

Africa Deliveries
2002-2005

Africa Deliveries
2006-2009

Africa Deliveries
2009

1 Kenya $15 million

1 Djibouti $23 million

1 Djibouti $8 million

2 Nigeria $15 million

2 Kenya $12 million

2 Kenya $3 million

3 South Africa $8 million

3 Nigeria $12 million

3 Nigeria $2 million

4 Ethiopia $7 million

4 Ethiopia $10 million

4 Ethiopia $2 million

5 Uganda $3 million

5 South Africa $5 million

5 Botswana $2 million

Table 8. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of American Republics Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest million)

American Republics
Deliveries
2002-2005

American Republics
Deliveries
2006-2009

American Republics
Deliveries
2009

1 Canada $512 million

1 Canada $1.5 billion

1 Canada $531 million

2 Colombia $218 milliona

2 Colombia $559 milliona

2 Colombia $155 milliona

3 Brazil $67 million

3 Chile $487 million

3 Mexico $63 million

4 Venezuela $50 million

4 Brazil $196 million

4 Brazil $54 million

5 Chile $44 million

5 Mexico $80 million

5 Argentina $23 million

a. Includes deliveries of defense articles and services previously sold that are related to international narcotics programs.

Table 9. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Asia Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Asia Deliveries
2002-2005

Asia Deliveries
2006-2009

Asia Deliveries
2009

1 Taiwan $4.0 billion

1 Taiwan $3.5 billion

1 Japan $1.2 billion

2 South Korea $2.2 billion

2 Japan $3.0 billion

2 Taiwan $790 million

3 Japan $1.8 billion

3 South Korea $2.7 billion

3 Australia $700 million

4 Singapore $1.1billion

4 Australia $2.7 billion

4 South Korea $500 million

5 Australia 990 million

5 Singapore $850 million

5 Singapore $250 million

Table 10. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Near East Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Near East
Deliveries
2002-2005

Near East
Deliveries
2006-2009

Near East
Deliveries
2009

1 Egypt $6.1 billion

1 Israel $5.2 billion

1 Saudi Arabia $1.7 billion

2 Israel $4.6 billion

2 Saudi Arabia $5.0 billion

2 Egypt $1.2 billion

3 Saudi Arabia $4.4 billion

3 Egypt $4.4 billion

3 Israel $1.2 billion

4 Kuwait $840 million

4 Iraq $1.7 billion

4 Iraq $700 million

5 Afghanistan $640 million

5 Kuwait $1.5 billion

5 Kuwait $200 million

Table 11. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Europe Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Europe Deliveries
2002-2005

Europe Deliveries
2006-2009

Europe Deliveries
2009

1 Greece $3.4 billion

1 Poland $2.8 billion

1 Greece $1.4 billion

2 U.K. $1.5 billion

2 Greece $2.0 billion

2 U.K. $600 million

3 Netherlands $1.1 billion

3. U.K. $1.8 billion

3 Poland $300 million

4 Spain $1.1 billion

4 Turkey $1.1 billion

4 Turkey $300 million

5 Turkey $1.0 billion

5 Netherlands $940 million

5 Netherlands $260 million

Table 12. Leading Purchasers of U.S. Defense Articles and Services, Total Values of Worldwide Deliveries Concluded

(in current U.S. dollars, rounded to nearest 10 million or 10th of a billion)

Worldwide Deliveries
2002-2005

Worldwide Deliveries
2006-2009

Worldwide Deliveries
2009

1 Egypt $6.1 billion

1 Israel $5.2 billion

1 Saudi Arabia $1.7 billion

2 Israel $4.6 billion

2 Saudi Arabia $5.0 billion

2 Greece $1.4 billion

3 Saudi Arabia 4.4 billion

3 Egypt $4.4 billion

3 Egypt $1.2 billion

4 Taiwan $4.0 billion

4 Taiwan $3.5 billion

4 Israel $1.2 billion

5 Greece $3.4 billion

5 Japan $3.0 billion

5 Japan $1.2 billion

6 South Korea $2.2 billion

6 Poland $2.8 billion

6 Taiwan $790 million

7 Japan $1.8 billion

7 South Korea $2.7 billion

7 Australia $700 million

8 U.K. $1.5 billion

8 Australia $2.7 billion

8 Iraq $700 million

9 Singapore $1.1 billion

9 Greece $2.0 billion

9 U.K. $600 million

10 Spain $1.1 billion

10 U.K. $1.8 billion

10 Canada 500 million

Footnotes

1.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) publishes an annual volume providing these data in a fiscal year format. This publication is titled Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales, and Military Assistance Facts. It provides detailed U.S. annual transactions with countries and international organizations for the most recent ten fiscal years, as of the date of publication, as well as aggregate data for these transactions since FY1950. See DSCA website for this data under DSCA Facts Book at http://www.dsca.osd.mil/. For detailed worldwide arms transfer data for U.S. and foreign suppliers and recipients, see CRS Report R41403, Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009, by [author name scrubbed].

2.

Current U.S. law and regulations do not require U.S. companies to provide, routinely and systematically, data on arms sales agreements actually concluded with foreign purchasers resulting from commercial licenses authorized by the U.S. State Department. Thus, the agreement data in the following tables do not include the values of U.S. licensed commercial sales.