Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing
Nations, 2002-2009
Richard F. Grimmett
Specialist in International Security
September 10, 2010
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Summary
This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data
on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries
for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its policy oversight functions. All agreement and
delivery data in this report for the United States are government-to-government Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) transactions. Similar data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers by
all suppliers, but the principal focus is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to
nations in the developing world.
Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons
suppliers. During the years 2002-2009, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing
nations comprised 68.3% of all such agreements worldwide. More recently, arms transfer
agreements with developing nations constituted 72.8% of all such agreements globally from
2006-2009, and 78.4% of these agreements in 2009.
The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2009 was nearly $45.1
billion. This was a decline from $48.8 billion in 2008. In 2009, the value of all arms deliveries to
developing nations was nearly $17 billion, the lowest total in these deliveries values for the entire
2002-2009 period (in constant 2009 dollars).
Recently, from 2006-2009, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in the
developing world, with both nations either ranking first or second for all of these four years in the
value of arms transfer agreements. From 2006-2009, the United States made $68.7 billion in such
agreements, 38.6% all these agreements expressed in constant 2009 dollars. Russia made $42.4
billion, 23.8% of these agreements. During this same period, collectively, the United States and
Russia made 62.4% of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations, ($111.6 billion (in
constant 2009 dollars) during this four-year period.
In 2009, the United States ranked first in arms transfer agreements with developing nations with
nearly $17.4 billion or 38.5% of these agreements, a decline in market share from 2008, when the
United States held a 60.4% market share. In second place was Russia with $10.4 billion or 23.1%
of such agreements. France ranked third with $7.1 billion or 15.8%.
In 2009, the United States ranked first in the value of arms deliveries to developing nations at
$7.4 billion, or 43.6% of all such deliveries. Russia ranked second in these deliveries at $3.5
billion or 20.6%.
In worldwide arms transfer agreements in 2009, the United States dominated, ranking first with
$22.6 billion in such agreements or 39.3% of all such agreements. Ranking second in worldwide
arms transfer agreements in 2009 was Russia with $10.4 billion in such global agreements or
18.1%.
In 2009, Brazil ranked first in the value of arms transfer agreements among all developing nations
weapons purchasers, concluding $7.2 billion in such agreements. Venezuela ranked second with
$6.4 billion in such agreements. Saudi Arabia ranked third with $4.3 billion.

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Contents
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009 ................................................ 1
Introduction and Overview.................................................................................................... 1
Major Findings ........................................................................................................................... 3
General Trends in Arms Transfers Worldwide........................................................................ 3
General Trends in Arms Transfers to Developing Nations...................................................... 5
United States................................................................................................................... 7
Russia ............................................................................................................................. 8
China .............................................................................................................................. 9
Major West European Suppliers .................................................................................... 10
Regional Arms Transfer Agreements ................................................................................... 12
Near East ...................................................................................................................... 13
Asia .................................................................................................................................... 13
Leading Developing Nations Arms Purchasers .................................................................... 14
Weapons Types Recently Delivered to Near East Nations .................................................... 15
Arms Values Data Tables and Charts for 2002-2009 .................................................................. 18
Selected Weapons Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009............................................... 62
Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements and Deliveries Values, 2002-2009 ................................. 68
Description of Items Counted in Weapons Categories, 2002-2009 ............................................ 81
Regions Identified in Arms Transfer Tables and Charts.............................................................. 82

Figures
Figure 1. Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide, 2002-2009 Developed and Developing
Worlds Compared .................................................................................................................. 22
Figure 2. Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide ....................................................................... 23
Figure 3. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations ................................................. 24
Figure 4. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations by Major Supplier, 2002-
2009 ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 5. Arms Transfer Agreements With Near East ................................................................. 28
Figure 6. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations in Asia...................................... 29
Figure 7. Arms Deliveries Worldwide 2002-2009 Developed and Developing Worlds
Compared .............................................................................................................................. 30
Figure 8. Arms Deliveries to Developing Countries by Major Supplier, 2002-2009.................... 31

Tables
Table 1. Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with
Developing World .................................................................................................................. 26
Table 2. Worldwide Arms Deliveries, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with Developing
World..................................................................................................................................... 32
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Table 3. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ............. 34
Table 4. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ............. 35
Table 5. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ............. 36
Table 6. Regional Arms Transfer Agreements, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ...................................... 37
Table 7. Percentage of Each Supplier’s Agreements Value by Region, 2002-2009...................... 38
Table 8. Percentage of Total Agreements Value by Supplier to Regions, 2002-2009 ................... 39
Table 9. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009:
Leading Suppliers Compared ................................................................................................. 40
Table 10. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations in 2009: Leading
Suppliers Compared............................................................................................................... 42
Table 11. Arms Transfer Agreements with Near East, by Supplier.............................................. 43
Table 12. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009: Agreements
by the Leading Recipients ...................................................................................................... 45
Table 13. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations in 2009: Agreements by
Leading Recipients................................................................................................................. 47
Table 14. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009................................ 48
Table 15. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009................................ 49
Table 16. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009................................ 50
Table 17. Regional Arms Deliveries by Supplier, 2002-2009 ..................................................... 51
Table 18. Percentage of Supplier Deliveries Value by Region, 2002-2009.................................. 52
Table 19. Percentage of Total Deliveries Value by Supplier to Regions, 2002-2009.................... 53
Table 20. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009 Leading Suppliers
Compared .............................................................................................................................. 54
Table 21. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations in 2009: Leading Suppliers Compared .......... 56
Table 22. Arms Deliveries to Near East, by Supplier.................................................................. 57
Table 23. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: The Leading Recipients............. 59
Table 24. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations in 2009: The Leading Recipients................... 61
Table 25. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Developing Nations ......................... 63
Table 26. Number of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Asia and the Pacific ........................... 64
Table 27. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Near East ......................................... 65
Table 28. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Latin America .................................. 66
Table 29. Number of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Africa ................................................ 67
Table 30. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ........................... 69
Table 31. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ........................... 70
Table 32. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ........................... 71
Table 33. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared .............................................................................................................................. 72
Table 34. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World in 2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared .............................................................................................................................. 74
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Table 35. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ............................................... 75
Table 36. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009 ............................................... 76
Table 37. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier 2002-2009 ................................................ 77
Table 38. Arms Deliveries to the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers Compared .................... 78
Table 39. Arms Deliveries to the World in 2009: Leading Suppliers Compared.......................... 80

Contacts
Author Contact Information ...................................................................................................... 84

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Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing
Nations, 2002-2009
Introduction and Overview
This report provides Congress with official, unclassified, background data from U.S. government
sources on transfers of conventional arms to developing nations by major suppliers for the period
2002 through 2009. It also includes some data on worldwide supplier transactions. It updates and
revises CRS Report R40796, Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2001-2008.
Data in this report provide a means for Congress to identify existing supplier-purchaser
relationships in conventional weapons acquisitions. Use of these data can assist Congress in its
oversight role of assessing whether the current nature of the international weapons trade affects
U.S. national interests. For most of recent American history, maintaining regional stability, and
ensuring the security of U.S. allies and friendly nations throughout the world have been important
elements of U.S. foreign policy. Knowing the degree to which individual arms suppliers are
making arms transfers to individual nations or regions provides Congress with a context for
evaluating policy questions it may confront. Such policy questions may include, for example,
whether or not to support specific U.S. arms sales to given countries or regions or to support or
oppose such arms transfers by other nations. The data in this report may also assist Congress in
evaluating whether multilateral arms control arrangements or other U.S. foreign policy initiatives
are being supported or undermined by the actions of arms suppliers.
The principal focus of this report is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to
nations in the developing world—where most of the potential for the outbreak of regional military
conflicts currently exists, and where the greatest proportion of the conventional arms trade is
conducted. For decades, during the height of the Cold War, providing conventional weapons to
friendly states was an instrument of foreign policy utilized by the United States and its allies. This
was equally true for the Soviet Union and its allies. The underlying rationale for U.S. arms
transfer policy then was to help ensure that friendly states were not placed at risk through a
military disadvantage created by arms transfers by the Soviet Union or its allies. Following the
Cold War’s end, U.S. arms transfer policy has been based on assisting friendly and allied nations
in developing, and maintaining their ability to deal with regional security threats and concerns.
Data in this report illustrate how global patterns of conventional arms transfers have changed in
the post-Cold War and post-Persian Gulf War years. Relationships between arms suppliers and
recipients continue to evolve in the 21st Century in response to changing political, military, and
economic circumstances. Where before the principal motivation for arms sales by foreign
suppliers might have been to support a foreign policy objective, today that motivation may be
based as much on economic considerations as those of foreign or national security policy.
Nations in the developing world continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by
conventional weapons suppliers. During the period of this report, 2002-2009, conventional arms
transfer agreements (which represent orders for future delivery) to developing nations comprised
68.3% of the value of all international arms transfer agreements. The portion of agreements with
developing countries constituted 72.8% of all agreements globally from 2006-2009. In 2009 arms
transfer agreements with developing countries accounted for 78.4% of the value of all such
agreements globally. Deliveries of conventional arms to developing nations, from 2006-2009
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constituted 55.5% of all international arms deliveries. In 2009, arms deliveries to developing
nations constituted 48.5% of the value of all such arms deliveries worldwide.
The data in this new report supersede all data published in previous editions. Since these new data
for 2002-2009 reflect potentially significant updates to and revisions in the underlying databases
utilized for this report, only the data in this most recent edition should be used. The data are
expressed in U.S. dollars for the calendar years indicated, and adjusted for inflation (see box note
on page 3). U.S. commercially licensed arms export delivery values are excluded (see box note on
page 18). Also excluded are arms transfers by any supplier to subnational groups. The definition
of developing nations, as used in this report, and the specific classes of items included in its
values totals are found in box notes below on page 2. The report’s table of contents provides a
detailed listing and description of the various data tables to guide the reader to specific items of
interest.
CALENDAR YEAR DATA USED
All arms transfer and arms delivery data in this report are for the calendar year or calendar year
period given. This applies to U.S. and foreign data alike. United States government departments
and agencies publish data on U.S. arms transfers and deliveries but generally use the United
States fiscal year as the computational time period for these data. As a consequence, there are
likely to be distinct differences noted in those published totals using a fiscal year basis and those
provided in this report which use a calendar year basis. Details on data used are outlined in notes
at the bottom of Tables 3, 14, 30 and 35.

ARMS TRANSFER VALUES
The values of arms transfer agreements (or deliveries) in this report refer to the total values of
conventional arms orders (or deliveries as the case may be) which include all categories of
weapons and ammunition, military spare parts, military construction, military assistance and
training programs, and all associated services.

DEFINITION OF DEVELOPING NATIONS AND REGIONS
As used in this report, the developing nations category includes all countries except the United
States, Russia, European nations, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. A listing of
countries located in the regions defined for the purpose of this analysis—Asia, Near East, Latin
America, and Africa—is provided at the end of the report.

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CONSTANT 2009 DOLLARS
Throughout this report values of arms transfer agreements and values of arms deliveries for all
suppliers are expressed in U.S. dollars. Values for any given year generally reflect the exchange
rates that prevailed during that specific year. The report converts these dollar amounts (current
dollars) into constant 2009 dollars. Although this helps to eliminate the distorting effects of U.S.
inflation to permit a more accurate comparison of various dollar levels over time, the effects of
fluctuating exchange rates are not neutralized. The deflators used for the constant dollar
calculations in this report are those provided by the U.S. Department of Defense and are set out at
the bottom of Tables 4, 15, 31, and 36. Unless otherwise noted in the report, all dollar values are
stated in constant terms. The exceptions to this rule are all regional data tables that are composed
of four-year aggregate dollar totals (2002-2005 and 2006-2009). These tables are expressed in
current dollar terms. And where tables rank leading arms suppliers to developing nations or
leading developing nation recipients using four-year aggregate dollar totals, these values are
expressed in current dollars.
Major Findings
General Trends in Arms Transfers Worldwide
The value of all arms transfer agreements worldwide (to both developed and developing nations)
in 2009 was $57.5 billion. This was a decrease in arms agreements values over 2008 of 8.5%, and
the lowest worldwide arms agreements total since 2005 (Figure 1) (Table 31).
In 2009, the United States led in arms transfer agreements worldwide, making agreements valued
at $22.6 billion (39.3% of all such agreements), a decline from $38.1 billion in 2008. Russia
ranked second with $10.4 billion in agreements (18.1% of these agreements globally), up from
$5.5 billion in 2008. France ranked third; its arms transfer agreements worldwide were $7.4
billion in 2009, up from $3.2 billion in 2008. The United States, Russia, and France collectively
made agreements in 2009 valued at $40.4 billion, 70.3% of all international arms transfer
agreements made by all suppliers (Figure 1).(Table 31, Table 32, and Table 34).
For the period 2006-2009, the total value of all international arms transfer agreements ($244.5
billion) was higher than the worldwide value during 2002-2005 ($172.4 billion), an increase of
29.5%. During the period 2002-2005, developing world nations accounted for 61.8% of the value
of all arms transfer agreements made worldwide. During 2006-2009, developing world nations
accounted for 72.8% of all arms transfer agreements made globally. In 2009, developing nations
accounted for 78.4% of all arms transfer agreements made worldwide (Figure 1).(Table 31).
In 2009, the United States ranked first in the value of all arms deliveries worldwide, making
nearly $14.4 billion in such deliveries or 41%. This is the eighth year in a row that the United
States has led in global arms deliveries. Russia ranked second in worldwide arms deliveries in
2009, making $3.7 billion in such deliveries. Germany ranked third in 2009, making $2.8 billion
in such deliveries. These top three suppliers of arms in 2009 collectively delivered $20.9 billion,
59.5% of all arms delivered worldwide by all suppliers in that year (Table 2) (Table 36,Table 37,
and Table 39).
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The value of all international arms deliveries in 2009 was $35.1 billion. This is a nominal
decrease in the total value of arms deliveries from the previous year (a decline from $35.9
billion). The total value of such arms deliveries worldwide in 2006-2009 ($146.2 billion) was
lower than the deliveries worldwide from 2002-2005 (about $153 billion, a decline of $6.8
billion) (Table 2).(Table 36 and Table 37).(Figure 7 and Figure 8).
Developing nations from 2006-2009 accounted for 55.5% of the value of all international arms
deliveries. In the earlier period, 2002-2005, developing nations accounted for 66.7% of the value
of all arms deliveries worldwide. In 2009, developing nations collectively accounted for 48.5% of
the value of all international arms deliveries (Table 2) (Table 15, Table 36, and Table 37).
Worldwide weapons orders fell in 2009. The total of $57.5 billion, was a decrease from $62.8
billion in 2008, or 8.5%. Yet for the United States, the decline in its value and share of worldwide
United States weapons agreements total in 2009 was ($22.6 billion or 39.3%) falling from $38.1
billion or 60.1% in 2008. These lower U.S. figures can be generally attributed to the number of
high value arms transfer agreements signed in 2008; totals not usually duplicated two years in a
row. Russia and France, meanwhile, made new high value sales in 2009, thereby increasing their
respective shares of the arms market.
The general decline in new weapons sales world-wide in 2009 is partially explained by the
decision of some purchasing nations to defer the purchase of major systems due to budgetary
considerations given the severe international recession that accelerated from the summer of 2008
onward. Some nations chose to focus on completing the integration into their militaries of major
weapons systems they had already purchased. Others limited their contracts to training and
support services, as well as to selective upgrades of existing weapons systems. Orders like these
can still be costly, and, in given instances, prove to be nearly as expensive as some new units of
military equipment. Thus not every major supplier had to sell new weapons systems in 2008 to
post arms agreement values in excess of a billion dollars. But the clear decline in all arms orders
collectively in 2009 reflects, in part, the effect of the international recession.
Despite the impact of the international economic climate, the international arms market is still
very competitive. While new sales have become more difficult to secure most recently, several
weapons-producing countries continue to focus sales efforts on prospective clients in nations and
regions where individual suppliers have historically held competitive advantages resulting from
well-established military-support relationships. Yet, where feasible, several arms suppliers have
also sought out new clients in regions of the world where they have not been traditional suppliers.
There are inherent obstacles to sales to developing nations with smaller defense budgets.
Consequently, creative seller financing options, as well as the use of co-assembly, co-production,
and counter-trade agreements to offset costs to the buyers, are instruments increasingly being
utilized to facilitate securing new arms agreements. Given the limitations on significant growth of
arms sales to less affluent developing nations, competition between the United States and
European countries or consortia for prospective arms contracts within the European region is
likely to be particularly strong in the foreseeable future. Such sales seem particularly important to
European suppliers, as they may partially compensate for lost weapons deals elsewhere in the
developing world resulting from reduced demand for new and expensive weapons systems.
Developed world nations continue their efforts to protect important elements of their national
military industrial bases by limiting arms purchases from other developed nations. This has led
several major arms suppliers to place emphasis on the joint production of various weapons
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systems with other developed nations as an effective way to preserve a domestic weapons
production capability, while sharing the costs of development of new weapons. Some supplying
nations have decided to manufacture items for niche weapons categories where their specialized
production capabilities give them important advantages in the international arms marketplace.
The strong competition for weapons contracts has also led to consolidation of certain sectors of
the domestic defense industries of key weapons-producing nations to enhance, further, their
competitiveness.
Occasionally, less-affluent nations in the developing world are compelled by financial
considerations to limit their weapons purchases. Yet other prospective purchasers in the
developing world with significant financial assets continue to launch new and costly weapons-
procurement programs. Increases in the price of oil has proven to be a major advantage for major
oil producing states in funding their arms purchases. At the same time, such oil price increases
have caused economic difficulties for many oil consuming states, and contributed to their
decisions to curtail or defer new weapons acquisitions. In such circumstances, less affluent
developing nations have sometimes chosen to upgrade existing weapons systems in their
inventories, instead of purchasing new ones. This curtailment of sales of some new weapons
systems does not necessarily leave arms suppliers with minimal options. The weapons upgrade
market can be very lucrative for some arms producers, and in some instances help offset the effect
of diminished opportunities for sales of major defense equipment items.
In spite of the volatility of the international economy in recent years, some nations in the Near
East and Asia regions have resumed or continued large weapons purchases. These major orders
have been made by a select few developing nations in these regions. They have primarily been
made by India and, to a lesser extent, China in Asia, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates in the Near East. For the larger group of developing nations in these regions, the
strength of their individual economies appears to be the most significant factor in the timing of
many of their arms acquisitions.
In the Latin American region, and, to a much lesser extent, Africa, some developing nations in
these regions seek to modernize key sectors of their military forces. During the last decade, some
nations in these regions have placed large arms orders, by regional standards, to advance that
goal. Within these two regions, many countries are significantly constrained by their financial
resources and thus limited to the weapons they can purchase. So long as nations in these regions
face a limited availability of seller-supplied credit and financing for weapons purchases, their
smaller national budgets will, in many cases, limit their military purchases. Few major weapons
systems purchases are likely to be made, especially in the Africa region.
General Trends in Arms Transfers to Developing Nations
The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2009 was $45.1 billion, a
decrease from the $48.8 billion total in 2008 (Figure 1) (Table 1) (Table 3) (Table 4). In 2009,
the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations ($17 billion) was lower than the value of
2008 deliveries (nearly $20.5 billion), and the lowest total for the 2002-2009 period (Figure 7
and Figure 8) (Table 2) (Table 15).
Recently, from 2006-2009, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in the
developing world, with both nations either ranking first or second for all four years in terms of the
value of arms transfer agreements. From 2006-2009, the United States made $68.7 billion of
these agreements, or 36.7% of them. During this same period, Russia made $42.4 billion, 23.8%
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of all such agreements, expressed in constant 2009 dollars. Collectively, the United States and
Russia made 62.4% of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations during this four year
period. The United Kingdom, the third leading supplier, from 2006-2009 made $15.9 billion or
8.9% of all such agreements with developing nations during these years. In the earlier period
(2002-2005) the United States ranked first with $31.9 billion in arms transfer agreements with
developing nations or 29.9%; Russia made $29.9 billion in arms transfer agreements during this
period or 28%. The United Kingdom made $11.1 billion in agreements or 10.4% (Table 4).
From 2002-2009, most arms transfers to developing nations were made by two or three major
suppliers in any given year. The United States ranked first among these suppliers for five of the
eight years of this period, notably the last three. From 2004 through 2006, the United States
ranked second each year. Russia has been a strong competitor for the lead in arms transfer
agreements with developing nations, ranking first every year from 2004 through 2006, and
second from 2007 through 2009. Russia has lacked the larger traditional client base for
armaments held by the United States and the major West European suppliers. However, it has
been a major source of weaponry for a few key purchasers in the developing world. Russia’s most
significant high value arms transfer agreements continue to be with India. Russia has also had
some success in concluding arms agreements with clients in the Near East, and in Southeast Asia.
Russia has increased its sales efforts in Latin America where it was a major supplier to Cuba
during the Cold War. Venezuela has become Russia’s significant new arms client for in this
region. Russia has adopted more flexible payment arrangements, including loans, for its
prospective customers in the developing world generally, including a willingness in specific cases
to forgive outstanding debts owed to it by a prospective client in order to secure new arms
purchases. Russia continues efforts to enhance the quality of its follow-on support services to
make Russian weaponry more attractive and competitive, attempting to assure potential clients
that it will provide timely and effective service and spare parts for the weapons systems it
exports.
Among the four major West European arms suppliers, France and the United Kingdom have been
most successful in concluding significant orders with developing countries from 2002-2009,
based on either long-term supply relationships or their having specialized weapons systems
available for sale. Germany has shown particular success in selling naval systems customized for
developing nations. Although the United States faces on-going competition from other major
arms suppliers, the U.S. appears likely to hold its position as the principal supplier to key
developing world nations, especially with those able to afford major new weapons. Beginning in
the Cold War period, the United States developed an especially large and diverse base of arms
equipment clients globally with whom it is able to conclude a continuing series of arms
agreements annually. It has also for decades provided upgrades, spare parts, ordnance and support
services for the wide variety of weapons systems it has previously sold to this large list of clients.
This large customer base has given distinct competitive advantages to the United States. It makes
the United States a logical supplier for new generation equipment to traditional clients. It also
provides for a steady stream of orders from year to year, even when the U.S. does not conclude
major new arms agreements for major weapons systems.
Major arms-supplying nations continue to focus their sales efforts on the wealthier developing
countries, while arms transfers to the less affluent developing nations are constrained by the
scarcity of funds in their defense budgets and the unsettled state of the international economy.
Between the years 2002 and 2003, the level of arms agreements with developing nations was
relatively flat. But from 2004 through 2008 arms transfer agreements with developing nations
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have increased every year. These agreements reached a peak in 2008 at $48.8 billion. The
increase in agreements with developing nations from 2003 forward have been driven to an
important degree by sales to the more affluent countries in this group, particularly key oil
producing states, which have been especially active in seeking new weaponry during these years.
The less traditional European and non-European suppliers, including China, have been successful
in securing some agreements with developing nations in recent years, although at lower levels,
and with uneven results, compared to the major weapons suppliers. However, these non-major
arms suppliers have occasionally made arms deals of significance. Although their agreement
values appear larger when they are aggregated as a group, most of their annual arms transfer
agreement values during 2002-2009 have been comparatively low when they are examined as
individual suppliers. In various cases these suppliers have been successful in selling older
generation or less advanced equipment. This group of arms suppliers is more likely to be the
source of small arms and light weapons and associated ordnance, rather than routine sellers of
major weapons systems. Most of these arms suppliers do not rank high in the value of their arms
agreements and deliveries (Table 4, Table 9, Table 10, Table 15, Table 20, and Table 21).
United States
The total value—in real terms—of United States arms transfer agreements with developing
nations fell from $29.5 billion in 2008 to $17.4 billion in 2009. The U.S. share of the value of all
such agreements was 38.5% in 2009, a extraordinary decline from a 60.4% share in 2008 (Figure
1, Figure 7, and Figure 8) (Table 1, Table 4, and Table 5).
In 2009, the total value of U.S. arms transfer agreements with developing nations was attributable
to a couple of major new orders from clients in the Near East and in Asia, but more broadly to the
continuation of significant equipment and support services contracts with a broad-based number
of U.S. clients globally. The $17.4 billion arms agreement total for the United States in 2009
illustrates dramatically the continuing U.S. advantage of having well-established defense support
arrangements with many weapons purchasers worldwide, based upon the existing U.S. weapons
systems the militaries of these clients utilize. U.S. agreements with all of its customers in 2009
include not only sales of very costly major weapons systems, but also the upgrading and the
support of systems previously provided. It is important to emphasize that arms agreements
involving a wide variety of items such as spare parts, ammunition, ordnance, training, and support
services can have significant costs associated with them.
Among the larger valued arms transfer agreements the United States concluded in 2009 with
developing nations were: with Egypt for 24 F-16 C/D Block 50/52 fighter aircraft for $1.7 billion;
with Taiwan for a Patriot air defense missile system for $3.2 billion; with Kuwait for KC-130J
aircraft and support for $1.1 billion; with the United Arab Emirates for support of UH-60M Black
Hawk helicopters for $745 million and for support of AH-64D Apache helicopters for $252
million; with Saudi Arabia for support of AH-64D Apache helicopters for $540 million, and for
support of various armored vehicles for $400 million. Other U.S. arms transfer agreements in
2009 include contracts with South Korea for various missiles and support for $214 million; with
Iraq for 20 T-6A Texan aircraft for $110 million; and several score of missile, ordnance, and
weapons systems support cases worth tens of millions of dollars each for customers throughout
the world.
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Russia
The total value of Russia’s arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2009 was $10.4
billion, a substantial increase from $5.4 billion in 2008, placing Russia second in such agreements
with the developing world. Russia’s share of all developing world arms transfer agreements also
rose from 11.1% in 2008 to 23.1% in 2009 (Figure 1, Figure 7, and Figure 8) (Table 1, Table 4,
Table 5, and Table 10).
Russia’s arms transfer agreement totals with developing nations have been notable during the last
four years. During the 2006-2009 period, Russia ranked second among all suppliers to developing
countries, making $40.5 billion in agreements (in current 2009 dollars) (Table 9). Russia’s status
as a leading supplier of arms to developing nations represents a successful effort to overcome the
significant problems associated with the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. Traditional arms
clients of the former Soviet Union were generally less wealthy developing countries. During the
Soviet-era several client states received substantial military aid grants and significant discounts
on their arms purchases. Faced with a limited client base, and stiff competition from Western
arms suppliers in the post-Cold War period, Russia adapted its selling practices in an effort to
regain and sustain an important share of the developing-world arms market.
In recent years, Russia has made significant efforts to provide more creative financing and
payment options for prospective arms clients. Russia’s leaders have agreed to engage in counter-
trade, offsets, debt-swapping, and, in key cases, to make significant licensed production
agreements in order to sell Russia’s weapons. Willingness to agree to licensed production has
been a critical element in several cases involving important arms clients, particularly India and
China. Russia’s efforts to expand its arms customer base elsewhere have met with mixed results.
Other successful Russian arms sales efforts have been focused on Southeast Asia. In this region
Russia has secured arms agreements with Malaysia, Vietnam, Burma, and Indonesia. Russia has
also concluded major arms deals with Venezuela and with Algeria. Elsewhere in the developing
world Russian military equipment has been competitive because it ranges from the most basic to
the highly advanced. For less affluent developing nations Russia’s less expensive armaments have
proven attractive.
Military aircraft and missiles continue to provide a significant portion of Russia’s arms exports.
Yet the absence of substantial funding for new research and development efforts in this and other
military equipment areas has jeopardized Russia’s longer-term foreign arms sales prospects.
Military weapons research and development (R&D) programs exist in Russia, but other major
arms suppliers have advanced much more rapidly in developing and producing weaponry than
have existing Russian military R&D programs, a factor that may deter expansion of the Russian
arms client base. One case in point is Russia’s efforts to acquire French technology through the
prospective purchase of the Mistral amphibious assault ship, rather than relying on Russian
shipbuilding specialists to create a comparable ship for the Russian Navy.
Nevertheless, Russia has had important arms development and sales programs particularly
involving India and, to a lesser extent, China, which should provide it with sustained business for
a decade. During the mid-1990s, Russia sold major combat fighter aircraft, and main battle tanks
to India, and has provided other major weapons systems through lease or licensed production. It
continues to provide support services and items for these various weapons systems. Sales of
advanced weaponry in South Asia by Russia have been a matter of ongoing concern to the United
States because of long-standing tensions between India and Pakistan. A key U.S. policy objective
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is keeping a potentially destabilizing arms race in this region within check. In support of that end,
the United States has recently expanded its military cooperation with India.1
Another of Russia’s key arms clients in Asia has been China, which purchased advanced aircraft
and naval systems. Since 1996, Russia has sold China Su-27 fighter aircraft and agreed to their
licensed production. It has sold the Chinese quantities of Su-30 multi-role fighter aircraft,
Sovremenny-class destroyers equipped with Sunburn anti-ship missiles, and Kilo-class Project
636 diesel submarines. Russia has also sold the Chinese a variety of other weapons systems and
missiles. Chinese arms acquisitions are apparently aimed at enhancing its military projection
capabilities in Asia, and its ability to influence events throughout the region. A U.S. policy
concern is, among other things, ensuring that it provides appropriate military equipment to U.S.
allies and friendly states in Asia to help offset any prospective threat China may pose to such
nations.2 In recent years there have been no especially large Russian arms agreements with China.
The Chinese military is currently focused on absorbing and integrating into its force structure the
significant weapons systems obtained from Russia. There has also been tension between Russia
and China over efforts by China to reverse engineer and copy major combat systems obtained
from Russia, in violation of their licensed production agreements.
The most significant arms transfer agreements Russia made in 2009 were with Vietnam for 6
Kilo-class Project 636 diesel submarines for $1.8 billion and 8 Su-MK2 fighter aircraft for $500
million. Russia sold Burma 20 MiG-29 fighter aircraft for $570 million; and 122 jet engines for
China’s J-10 fighters for $500 million. In 2009 Russian also concluded a major procurement
agreement with Venezuela. Russia provided Venezuela with a $2.2 billion loan which will be
applied toward the purchase of 92 T-72 main battle tanks, over 300 BMP-3 armored cars, BUK-
M12, and Pechora 2-M anti-aircraft missile systems.
China
China became an important supplier of less expensive weaponry during the Iran-Iraq war in the
1980s. During that conflict China demonstrated that it was willing to provide arms to both
combatants in quantity and without conditions. In the years that followed, China’s arms sales
have been more regional and targeted in the developing world. From 2006-2009, the value of
China’s arms transfer agreements with developing nations averaged over $1.9 billion annually.
During the period of this report, the value of China’s arms transfer agreements with developing
nations were highest in 2005 at $3.3 billion. A significant portion of China’s totals can be
attributed to a significant contract with Pakistan, a key client, associated with the production of
the J-17 fighter aircraft. Generally, China’s sales figures reflect several smaller valued weapons
deals in Asia, Africa, and the Near East, rather than one or two especially large agreements for
major weapons systems. In 2009, the most notable Chinese arms contract was the sale of 36 J-10
fighter aircraft to Pakistan for $1.4 billion (Table 4, Table 10, and Table 11) (Figure 7).

1 For detailed background see CRS Report RL33515, Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia: Potential Implications, by
Christopher Bolkcom, Richard F. Grimmett, and K. Alan Kronstadt; CRS Report RS22757, U.S. Arms Sales to
Pakistan, by Richard F. Grimmett; CRS Report RL32115, Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South
Asia, by Andrew Feickert and K. Alan Kronstadt; and CRS Report RL30427, Missile Survey: Ballistic and Cruise
Missiles of Selected Foreign Countries, by Andrew Feickert.
2 For detailed background see CRS Report RL30700, China's Foreign Conventional Arms Acquisitions: Background
and Analysis, by Shirley A. Kan, Christopher Bolkcom, and Ronald O'Rourke; and CRS Report RL33153, China Naval
Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress, by Ronald O'Rourke.
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Few developing nations with significant financial resources have purchased Chinese military
equipment during the eight-year period of this report. Most Chinese weapons for export are less
advanced and sophisticated than weaponry available from Western suppliers or Russia. China,
consequently, does not appear likely to be a key supplier of major conventional weapons in the
developing world arms market in the immediate future. Instead, China’s likely client base will be
states in Asia and Africa seeking quantities of small arms and light weapons, rather than major
combat systems. Nonetheless, China appears to be making efforts to produce weapons systems
for export based upon designs obtained from Russia through previous licensed production
programs. China has been an important source of missiles in the developing world arms market.
China supplied Silkworm anti-ship missiles to Iran. Credible reports persist in various
publications that China has sold surface-to-surface missiles to Pakistan. North Korea and Iran
have also reportedly received Chinese missile technology, which may have increased their
capabilities to threaten other countries in their respective neighborhoods. Such activities reported
by credible sources raise important questions about China’s stated commitment to the restrictions
on missile transfers set out in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), including its
pledge not to assist others in building missiles that could deliver nuclear weapons. Yet because
China has military products—particularly missiles—that some developing countries would like to
acquire, it can present an obstacle to efforts to stem proliferation of advanced missile systems to
some areas of the developing world where political and military tensions are significant, and
where some nations are seeking to develop military capabilities of an asymmetric nature.3
Further, China has been a key source of a variety of small arms and light weapons transferred to
African states. Since the prospects for significant revenue earnings from these arms sales are
limited, China likely views such sales as one means of enhancing its status as an international
political power, and increasing its ability to obtain access to significant natural resources,
especially oil. Controlling the sales of small arms and light weapons to regions of conflict, in
particular to some African nations, has been a matter of concern to the United States. The United
Nations also has undertaken an examination of this issue in an effort to achieve consensus on a
path to curtail this weapons trade comprehensively.4
Major West European Suppliers
The four major West European arms suppliers—France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and
Italy—can supply a wide variety of more highly sophisticated weapons to would-be purchasers.
They provide alternative sources of armaments for nations that the United States chooses not to
supply for policy reasons. For example, the United Kingdom sold major combat fighter aircraft to
Saudi Arabia in the mid-1980s, when the U.S. chose not to sell a comparable aircraft for policy
reasons. These four NATO allies of the United States have generally supported the U.S. position
in restricting arms sales to certain nations during the Cold War era. However, in the post-Cold

3 For detailed background on the MTCR and proliferation control regimes and related policy issues see CRS Report
RL31559, Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status, coordinated by Mary Beth Nikitin; and CRS Report
RL31848, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and International Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile
Proliferation (ICOC): Background and Issues for Congress, by Andrew Feickert.
4 For background on China’s actions and motivations for increased activities in Africa see CRS Report RL33055,
China and Sub-Saharan Africa, by Raymond W. Copson, Kerry Dumbaugh, and Michelle Weijing Lau. For
background on U.S. Policy concerns regarding small arms and light weapons transfers see CRS Report RS20958,
International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfers: U.S. Policy, by Richard F. Grimmett.
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War period, their national defense export policies have not been fully coordinated, as before, with
the United States.
The leading European arms supplying states, especially France, view arms sales foremost as a
matter for national decision. Economic considerations appear to be a greater driver in French
arms sales decision-making than matters of foreign policy. France has also frequently used
foreign military sales as an important means for underwriting development and procurement of
new weapons systems for its own military forces. The potential for policy differences between the
United States and major West European supplying states over conventional weapons transfers to
specific countries has increased in recent years, because of a divergence of views over what is an
appropriate arms sale. An example of such a conflict resulted from an effort led by France and
Germany to lift the arms embargo on arms sales to China adhered to by members of the European
Union. The United States viewed this as a misguided effort, and vigorously opposed it.
Ultimately, the proposal to lift the embargo was not adopted. Yet it proved to be a source of
significant tension between the U.S. and the European Union. The arms sales activities of major
European suppliers, consequently, will continue to be of interest to U.S. policymakers, given their
capability to make sales of advanced military equipment to countries of concern to U.S. national
security policy.5
The four major West European suppliers (France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy), as a
group, registered a notable increase in their collective share of all arms transfer agreements with
developing nations between 2008 and 2009. This group’s share rose from 14.3% in 2008 to
23.5% in 2009. The collective value of this group’s arms transfer agreements with developing
nations in 2009 was $10.6 billion compared to a total of nearly $7 billion in 2008. Of these four
nations, France was the leading supplier with $7.1 billion in agreements in 2009, more than twice
its agreements total of $3.2 billion in 2008. Italy, meanwhile registered $2.4 billion in arms
agreements in 2009, up from $1.3 billion in 2008 (Figure 7 and Figure 8) (Table 4 and Table 5).
Collectively, the four major West European suppliers held a 23.5% share of all arms transfer
agreements with developing nations during 2009. In the period from 2006-2009 they have
generally been important participants in the developing world arms market. Individual suppliers
within the major West European group have had notable years for arms agreements during this
period: France in 2009 ($7.1 billion) and in 2008 ($3.2 billion); the United Kingdom in 2007
($10.3 billion) and 2006 ($4.3 billion); Germany (over $2.2 billion) in 2008, and in 2007 ($1.9
billion); Italy in 2009 ($.2.4 billion). In the case of all of these West European nations, large
agreement totals in one year have usually reflected the conclusion of large arms contracts with
one or a small number of major purchasers in that particular year (Table 4 and Table 5).
The major West European suppliers have enhanced their competitive position in weapons exports
through strong government marketing support for their foreign arms sales. All of them can
produce both advanced and basic air, ground, and naval weapons systems. The four major West
European suppliers have competed successfully for arms sales contracts with developing nations
against both the United States, which has tended to sell to several of the same clients. The

5For detailed background see CRS Report RL32870, European Union's Arms Embargo on China: Implications and
Options for U.S. Policy, by Kristin Archick, Richard F. Grimmett, and Shirley A. Kan. It should be noted that members
of the European Union, and others, have agreed to a common effort to attempt some degree of control on the transfer of
certain weapons systems, but the principal vehicle for this cooperation—the Wassenaar Arrangement—lacks a
mechanism to enforce its rules. For detailed background see CRS Report RS20517, Military Technology and
Conventional Weapons Export Controls: The Wassenaar Arrangement, by Richard F. Grimmett.
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continuing demand for U.S. weapons in the global arms marketplace, from a large established
client base, has created a more difficult environment for individual West European suppliers to
secure, on a sustained basis, large new contracts with developing nations. But, as the data
indicate, the major West European suppliers continue to make significant arms transfer contracts
from year to year.
Concern for maintaining their market share of the arms trade in the face of the strong demand for
U.S. defense equipment, among other considerations, led European Union (EU) member states to
adopt a new code of conduct for defense procurement practices. This code was agreed to on
November 21, 2005 at the European Defense Agency’s (EDA) steering board meeting. Currently
voluntary, the EU hopes it will become mandatory, and through its mechanisms foster greater
cooperation within the European defense equipment sector in the awarding of contracts for
defense items. By fostering greater intra-European cooperation in defense program planning, and
collaboration in defense contracting, the EU hopes that the defense industrial bases of individual
EU states will be preserved, thereby enhancing the capability of European defense firms to
compete for arms sales in the international arms marketplace.
Certain European arms suppliers have begun to phase out production of certain types of weapons
systems. These suppliers have increasingly sought to engage in joint production ventures with
other key European weapons suppliers or even client countries in an effort to sustain major
sectors of their individual defense industrial bases—even if a substantial portion of the weapons
produced are for their own armed forces. The Eurofighter and Eurocopter projects are examples.
Other European suppliers have also adopted the strategy of cooperating in defense production
ventures with the United States such as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), rather than attempting to
compete directly, thus meeting their own requirements for advanced combat aircraft, while
positioning themselves to share in profits resulting from future sales of this new fighter aircraft.6
Regional Arms Transfer Agreements
The leading markets for arms in regions of the developing world historically have been
predominately in the Near East and Asia. Nations in the Latin America and Africa regions, by
contrast, have not been major purchasers of weapons, except on rare occasions. The regional arms
agreement data tables in this report demonstrate this. United States policymakers have placed
emphasis on helping to maintain stability throughout the regions of the developing world. Thus,
the U.S. has made and supported arms sales and transfers it has believed would advance that goal,
while discouraging significant sales by other suppliers to states and regions where military threats
to nations in the area are minimal. Other arms suppliers do not necessarily share the U.S.
perspective on what constitutes an appropriate arms sale, and in some instances the financial
benefit of the sale to the supplier trumps other considerations. The regional and country specific
arms-transfer data in this report provide an indication of where various arms suppliers are
focusing their attention and who their principal clients are. By reviewing these data, policymakers
can identify potential developments that may be of concern, and use this information to assist
their review of options they may choose to consider given the circumstances. What follows below
is a review of data on arms-transfer agreement activities in the two regions that lead in arms

6 For detailed background on issues relating to the Joint Strike Fighter program see CRS Report RL30563, F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, by Jeremiah Gertler.
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acquisitions, the Near East and Asia. This is followed, in turn, by a review of data regarding the
leading arms purchasers in the developing world more broadly.
Near East7
The Persian Gulf crisis of August 1990-February 1991 provided the principal catalyst for major
new weapons procurements in the Near East region from that time forward. This crisis,
culminating in a U.S.-led war to expel Iraq from Kuwait, created new demands by key purchasers
such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and other members of the Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) for a variety of advanced weapons systems. Subsequently, concerns
over the growing strategic threat from Iran, which have continued in the 21st century, have
become the principal basis of GCC states’ advanced arms purchases. Because GCC states do not
share a land border with Iran, their weapons purchases have focused primarily on air, naval, and
missile defense systems. Meanwhile, Egypt and Israel continue their military modernization
programs, increasing their purchases of advanced weaponry, primarily from the United States.
Most recently, Saudi Arabia has been the principal arms purchaser in the Persian Gulf region. In
the period from 2006-2009, Saudi Arabia’s total arms agreements were valued at $29.5 billion (in
current dollars). Also placing substantial orders during this same period was the U.A.E., making
$14.2 billion in agreements (in current dollars) (Table 11 and Table 12).
The Near East has generally been the largest arms market in the developing world. However, in
2001-2004, it ranked second with 41.4% of the total value of all developing nations arms transfer
agreements ($38.4 billion in current dollars).The Asia region ranked first in 2002-2005 with
48.7% of these agreements ($45.2 billion in current dollars). But, during 2006-2009, the Near
East region again placed first with 51.3% of all developing nations agreements ($90.2 billion in
current dollars). The Asia region ranked second in 2006-2009 with $59.8 billion of these
agreements or 34% (Table 6 and Table 7).
The United States dominated arms transfer agreements with the Near East during the 2002-2005
period with 45.9% of their total value ($17.6 billion in current dollars). The United Kingdom was
second during these years with 15.6% ($6.8 billion in current dollars). Recently, from 2006-2009,
the United States accounted for 52.4% of arms agreements with this region ($47.3 billion in
current dollars), while the United Kingdom accounted for 15.7% of the region’s agreements
($14.2 billion in current dollars). Russia accounted for 12.8% of the region’s agreements in the
most recent period ($11.5 billion in current dollars) (Figure 5) (Table 6 and Table 8).
Asia
Several developing nations in Asia have been engaged in upgrading and modernizing defense
forces, and this has led to new conventional weapons sales in that region. Beginning in the mid-
1990s, Russia became the principal supplier of advanced conventional weaponry to China for
about a decade—selling it fighters, submarines, destroyers, and missiles—while establishing
itself as the principal arms supplier to India. Russian arms sales to these two countries have been

7 In this report the Near East region includes the following nations: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan,
Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The
countries included in the other geographic regions are listed at the end of the report.
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primarily responsible for much of the increase in Asia’s overall share of the arms market in the
developing world during the period of this report. Russia has also expanded its client base in Asia,
securing aircraft orders from Malaysia, Vietnam, Burma, and Indonesia. It is notable that India,
while the principal Russian arms customer, has begun to diversify its weapons supplier base,
purchasing the Phalcon early warning defense system aircraft in 2004 from Israel and numerous
items from France in 2005, in particular 6 Scorpene diesel attack submarines. In 2008 India
purchased 6 C130J cargo aircraft from the United States. This pattern of Indian arms purchases
indicates that it is likely that Russian will face strong new competition from other major weapons
suppliers for the India arms market. In other major arms agreements with Asia more recently, the
United States concluded a multi-billion dollar sale to Pakistan in 2006 of new F-16 fighter
aircraft, weapons, and aircraft upgrades, while Sweden sold it a SAAB-2000 based AWACS
airborne radar system. In 2007, Pakistan contracted with China for production of J-17 fighter
aircraft; in 2008 it purchased an AWACS aircraft from China. In 2009, Pakistan also purchased J-
10 fighters from China. Meanwhile, in 2009 the United States sold a comprehensive Patriot air
defense missile system to Taiwan. The data on regional arms-transfer agreements from 2002-2009
continue to reflect that Asia and the Near East are the regions of the developing world that are the
primary sources of orders for conventional weaponry.
Asia has traditionally been the second largest developing-world arms market. In 2006-2009, Asia
ranked second, accounting for 34% of the total value of all arms transfer agreements with
developing nations ($59.8 billion in current dollars). Yet in the earlier period, 2002-2005, the Asia
region ranked first, accounting for 48.7.6% of all such agreements ($45.2 billion in current
dollars) (Table 6 and Table 7).
In the earlier period (2002-2005), Russia ranked first in the value of arms transfer agreements
with Asia with 39.8% ($18 billion in current dollars). The United States ranked second with
16.9% ($7.6 billion in current dollars). The major West European suppliers, as a group, made
21.7% of this region’s agreements in 2002-2005. In the later period (2006-2009), Russia ranked
first in Asian agreements with 29.6% ($17.7 billion in current dollars), primarily due to major
combat aircraft and naval system sales to India and China. The United States ranked second with
28.1% ($16.8 billion in current dollars). The major West European suppliers, as a group, made
14.9% of this region’s agreements in 2006-2009. (Figure 6) (Table 8).
Leading Developing Nations Arms Purchasers
Saudi Arabia was the leading developing world arms purchaser from 2002-2009, making arms
transfer agreements totaling $39.9 billion during these years (in current dollars). In the 2002-2005
period, India ranked first in arms transfer agreements at $15.3 billion (in current dollars). In 2006-
2009 Saudi Arabia ranked first in arms transfer agreements, with a substantial increase to $29.5
billion from $15.3 billion in the earlier 2002-2005 period (in current dollars). These increases
reflect the military modernization efforts by both Saudi Arabia and India, underway since the
1990s. The total value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations from 2002-2009
was $262.3 billion (in current dollars). Thus Saudi Arabia alone accounted for 15.2% of all
developing-world arms-transfer agreements during these eight years. In the most recent period,
2006-2009, Saudi Arabia made $29.5 billion in arms transfer agreements (in current dollars). This
total constituted 17.2% of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations during these four
years ($171.5 billion in current dollars). India ranked second in arms transfer agreements during
2006-2009 with $17.1 billion (in current dollars), or about 10% of the value of all developing-
world arms-transfer agreements (Table 3, Table 6, Table 12, and Table 13).
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During 2002-2005, the top ten recipients collectively accounted for 67.8% of all developing
world arms transfer agreements. During 2006-2009, the top ten recipients collectively accounted
for 68% of all such agreements. Arms transfer agreements with the top ten developing world
recipients, as a group, totaled $38 billion in 2009 or 84.3% of all arms transfer agreements with
developing nations that year. These percentages reflect the continued concentration of major arms
purchases by developing nations among a few countries (Table 3, Table 12, and Table 13).
Brazil ranked first among all developing world recipients in the value of arms transfer agreements
in 2009, concluding $7.2 billion in such agreements. Venezuela ranked second in agreements with
$6.4 billion. Saudi Arabia ranked third with $4.3 billion in agreements. Five of the top ten
recipients were in the Near East region; three were in the Asian region; two were in the Latin
American region (Table 13).
Saudi Arabia was the leading recipient of arms deliveries among developing world recipients in
2009, receiving $2.7 billion in such deliveries. China ranked second in arms deliveries in 2009
with $1.5 billion. South Korea ranked third with $1.4 billion (Table 24).
Arms deliveries to the top ten developing nation recipients, as a group, were valued at $12.9
billion, or 75.9% of all arms deliveries to developing nations in 2009. Five of these top ten
recipients were in the Near East; four were in Asia; one was in Latin America.(Table 14 and
Table 24).
Weapons Types Recently Delivered to Near East Nations
Regional weapons delivery data reflect the diverse sources of supply and type of conventional
weaponry actually transferred to developing nations. Even though the United States, Russia, and
the four major West European suppliers dominate in the delivery of the fourteen classes of
weapons examined, it is also evident that the other European suppliers and some non-European
suppliers, including China, are capable of being leading suppliers of selected types of
conventional armaments to developing nations (Tables 25-29) (pages 63-67).
Weapons deliveries to the Near East, historically the largest purchasing region in the developing
world, reflect the quantities and types delivered by both major and lesser suppliers. The following
is an illustrative summary of weapons deliveries to this region for the period 2006-2009 from
Table 27:

United States
• 331 tanks and self-propelled guns
• 566 APCs and armored cars
• 6 minor surface combatants
• 62 supersonic combat aircraft
• 32 helicopters
• 339 surface-to-air missiles

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Russia
• 270 tanks and self-propelled guns
• 160 APCs and armored cars
• 50 supersonic combat aircraft
• 10 helicopters
• 5,430 surface-to-air missiles
• 10 surface-to-surface missiles
• 20 anti-ship missiles

China
• 150 APCs and armored cars
• 30 anti-ship missiles

Major West European Suppliers
• 30 minor surface combatants
• 10 supersonic combat aircraft
• 10 helicopters
• 400 surface-to-air missiles
• 50 anti-ship missiles

All Other European Suppliers
• 30 tanks and self-propelled guns
• 1,360 APCs and armored cars
• 2 minor surface combatants
• 9 guided missile boats
• 40 supersonic combat aircraft
• 520 surface-to-air missiles
• 60 anti-ship missiles

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All Other Suppliers
• 170 APCs and armored cars
• 20 minor surface combatants
• 20 helicopters
• 10 surface-to-surface missiles
• 50 anti-ship missiles

Significant quantities of major combat systems were delivered to the Near East region from 2006-
2009, specifically, tanks and self-propelled guns, armored vehicles, minor surface combatants,
supersonic combat aircraft, helicopters, air defense and anti-ship missiles. The United States and
Russia made deliveries of supersonic combat aircraft to the region. The United States, China, and
the European suppliers delivered anti-ship missiles. The United States, Russia, and European
suppliers in general were the principal suppliers of tanks and self-propelled guns, APCs and
armored cars, surface-to-air missiles, as well as helicopters. Three of these weapons categories—
supersonic combat aircraft, helicopters, and tanks and self-propelled guns—are especially costly
and are a large portion of the dollar values of arms deliveries by the United States, Russia, and
European suppliers to the Near East region during the 2006-2009 period.
The cost of naval combatant vessels is generally high, and the suppliers of such systems during
this period had their delivery value totals notably increased due to these transfers. Some of the
less expensive weapons systems delivered to the Near East are nonetheless deadly and can create
important security threats within the region. For example, from 2006-2009, the four major West
European suppliers collectively delivered 50 anti-ship missiles to the Near East region, China
delivered 30, and the other European suppliers delivered 60. Russia delivered 10 surface-to-
surface missiles. The United States delivered six minor surface combatants to the Near East,
while the four major West European suppliers collectively delivered 30 of them. The other
European suppliers collectively delivered 30 tanks and armored cars, 1,360 APCs and armored
cars, 40 supersonic combat aircraft, and 520 surface-to-air missiles. Other non-European
suppliers collectively delivered 170 APCs and armored cars, 20 minor surface combatants, 40
anti-ship missiles, as well as 10 surface-to-surface missiles.
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UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ARMS EXPORTS
United States commercially licensed arms deliveries data are not included in this report. The
United States is the only major arms supplier that has two distinct systems for the export of
weapons: the government-to-government Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system, and the licensed
commercial export system. It should be noted that data maintained on U.S. commercial sales
agreements and deliveries are incomplete, and are not collected or revised on an on-going basis,
making them significantly less precise than those for the U.S. FMS program—which accounts for
the overwhelming portion of U.S. conventional arms transfer agreements and deliveries involving
weapons systems. There are no official compilations of commercial agreement data comparable
to that for the FMS program maintained on an annual basis. Once an exporter receives from the
State Department a commercial license authorization to sell—valid for four years—there is no
current requirement that the exporter provide to the State Department, on a systematic and on-
going basis, comprehensive details regarding any sales contract that results from the license
authorization, including if any such contract is reduced in scope or cancelled. Nor is the exporter
required to report that no contract with the prospective buyer resulted.
Annual commercially licensed arms deliveries data are obtained from shipper’s export documents
and completed licenses from ports of exit by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
which are then provided to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau takes these arms export
data, and, following a minimal review of them, submits them to the Directorate of Defense Trade
Controls in the Political-Military Bureau (PM/DDTC) of the State Department, which makes the
final compilation of such data—details of which are not publicly available. Once compiled by the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at the State Department, these commercially licensed arms
deliveries data are not revised. By contrast, the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program data,
for both agreements and deliveries, maintained by the Defense Department, are systematically
collected, reviewed for accuracy on an on-going basis, and are revised from year-to-year as
needed to reflect any changes or to correct any errors in the information. This report includes all
FMS deliveries data. By excluding U.S. commercial licensed arms deliveries data, the U.S. arms
delivery totals will be understated.
Some have suggested that a systematic data collection and reporting system for commercial
licensed exports, comparable to the one which exists now in the Department of Defense, should
be established by the Department of State. Having current and comprehensive agreement and
delivery data on commercially licensed exports would provide a more complete picture of the
U.S. arms export trade, in this view, and thus facilitate Congressional oversight of this sector of
U.S. exports.
Arms Values Data Tables and Charts for 2002-2009
Tables 3 through 13 (pages 34-47) present data on arms transfer agreements with developing
nations by major suppliers from 2002-2009. These data show the most recent trends in arms
contract activity by major suppliers. Delivery data, which reflect implementation of sales
previously concluded, are provided in Tables 14 through 24 (pages 48-61). Table 30, Table 31,
Table 32, Table 33, and Table 34 (pages 69-74) provide data on worldwide arms transfer
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agreements from 2002-2009, while Table 35, Table 36, Table 37, Table 38, and Table 39 (pages
75-80) provide data on worldwide arms deliveries during this period. To use these data regarding
agreements for purposes other than assessing general trends in seller/buyer activity is to risk
drawing conclusions that can be readily invalidated by future events—precise values and
comparisons, for example, may change due to cancellations or modifications of major arms
transfer agreements previously concluded.
These data sets reflect the comparative magnitude of arms transactions by arms suppliers with
recipient nations expressed in constant dollar terms, unless otherwise noted. Illustrative pie and
bar charts are provided in this section to give the relative market share of individual arms
suppliers globally, to the developing world and to specific regions. Table 1 (pages 26-27)
provides the value of worldwide arms transfer agreements for 2002-2005. 2006-2009 and 2009,
and the suppliers’ share of such agreements with the developing world. Table 2 (pages 32-33)
provides the value of worldwide arms deliveries for 2002-2005, 2006-2009 and 2009, and the
suppliers’ share of such deliveries with the developing world. Specific content of other individual
data tables is described below.
Table 3 shows the annual current dollar values of arms transfer agreements to developing nations
by major suppliers from 2002-2009. This table provides the data from which Table 4 (constant
dollars) and Table 5 (supplier percentages) are derived.
• Regional Arms Transfer Agreements, 2002-2009
Table 6 gives the values of arms transfer agreements between suppliers and individual regions of
the developing world for the periods 2002-2005 and 2006-2009. These values are expressed in
current U.S. dollars. Table 7, derived from Table 6, gives the percentage distribution of each
supplier’s agreement values within the regions for the two time periods. Table 8, also derived
from Table 6, illustrates what percentage share of each developing world region’s total arms
transfer agreements was held by specific suppliers during the years 2002-2005 and 2006-2009.
• Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations, 2002-2009: Leading
Suppliers Compared
Table 9 gives the values of arms transfer agreements with the developing nations from 2002-2009
by the top eleven suppliers. The table ranks these suppliers on the basis of the total current dollar
values of their respective agreements with the developing world for each of three periods—2002-
2005, 2006-2009, and 2002-2009.
• Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations in 2009: Leading
Suppliers Compared
Table 10 ranks and gives for 2009 the values of arms transfer agreements with developing nations
of the top eleven suppliers in current U.S. dollars.
• Arms Transfer Agreements With Near East 2002-2009: Suppliers and
Recipients
Table 11 gives the values of arms transfer agreements with the Near East nations by suppliers or
categories of suppliers for the periods 2002-2005 and 2006-2009. These values are expressed in
current U.S. dollars. They are a subset of the data contained in Table 3 and Table 6.
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• Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: Agreements With
Leading Recipients
Table 12 gives the values of arms transfer agreements made by the top ten recipients of arms in
the developing world from 2002-2009 with all suppliers collectively. The table ranks recipients
on the basis of the total current dollar values of their respective agreements with all suppliers for
each of three periods—2002-2005, 2006-2009 and 2002-2009.
• Arms Transfers to Developing Nations in 2009: Agreements With Leading
Recipients
Table 13 names the top ten developing world recipients of arms transfer agreements in 2009. The
table ranks these recipients on the basis of the total current dollar values of their respective
agreements with all suppliers in 2009.
• Developing Nations Arms Delivery Values
Table 14 shows the annual current dollar values of arms deliveries (items actually transferred) to
developing nations by major suppliers from 2002-2009. The utility of these particular data is that
they reflect transfers that have occurred. They provide the data from which Table 15 (constant
dollars) and Table 16 (supplier percentages) are derived.
• Regional Arms Delivery Values, 2002-2009
Table 17 gives the values of arms deliveries by suppliers to individual regions of the developing
world for the periods 2002-2005 and 2006-2009. These values are expressed in current U.S.
dollars. Table 18, derived from Table 17, gives the percentage distribution of each supplier’s
deliveries values within the regions for the two time periods. Table 19, also derived from Table
17, illustrates what percentage share of each developing world region’s total arms delivery values
was held by specific suppliers during the years 2002-2005 and 2006-2009.
• Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared
Table 20 gives the values of arms deliveries to developing nations from 2002-2009 by the top
eleven suppliers. The table ranks these suppliers on the basis of the total current dollar values of
their respective deliveries to the developing world for each of three periods—2002-2005, 2006-
2009, and 2002-2009.
• Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations in 2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared
Table 21 ranks and gives for 2009 the values of arms deliveries to developing nations of the top
ten suppliers in current U.S. dollars.
• Arms Deliveries to Near East, 2002-2009: Suppliers and Recipients
Table 22 gives the values of arms delivered to Near East nations by suppliers or categories of
suppliers for the periods 2002-2005 and 2006-2009. These values are expressed in current U.S.
dollars. They are a subset of the data contained in Table 14 and Table 17.
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• Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: The Leading Recipients
Table 23 gives the values of arms deliveries made to the top ten recipients of arms in the
developing world from 2002-2009 by all suppliers collectively. The table ranks recipients on the
basis of the total current dollar values of their respective deliveries from all suppliers for each of
three periods—2002-2005, 2006-2009 and 2002-2009.
• Arms Transfers to Developing Nations in 2009: Agreements With Leading
Recipients
Table 24 names the top ten developing world recipients of arms transfer agreements in 2009. The
table ranks these recipients on the basis of the total current dollar values of their respective
agreements with all suppliers in 2009.
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Figure 1. Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide, 2002-2009 Developed and
Developing Worlds Compared
In billions of constant 2009 dollars
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Year
Developing
Developed

Source: U.S. Government

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Figure 2. Arms Transfer Agreements Worldwide
(supplier percentage of value)

Source: U.S. Government
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Figure 3. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations
(supplier percentage of value)

Source: U.S. Government
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Figure 4. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations by Major Supplier, 2002-2009
(billions of constant 2009 dollars)
United States
Russia
18
35
16
30
14
25
12
20
10
15
8
10
6
4
5
2
0
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009


Major West European
All Others
16
9
14
8
12
7
6
10
5
8
4
6
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009


Source: U.S. Government

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Table 1. Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with
Developing World
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
Worldwide Agreements
Percentage of Total with
Supplier
Value 2002-2005
Developing World
United States
62,574
50.90%
Russia 30,912
96.60%
France 14,141
60.00%
United Kingdom
12,782
86.80%
China 5,644
100.00%
Germany 9,129
12.60%
Italy 3,371
41.10%
Al Other European
23,065
43..50%
Al Others
10,772
65.80%
TOTAL 172,389
61.80%
Worldwide Agreements
Percentage of Total with
Supplier
Value 2006-2009
Developing World
United States
103,704
66.30%
Russia 43,053
98.50%
France 21,034
57.40%
United Kingdom
16,597
95.70%
China 8,008
97.50%
Germany 10,613
52.30%
Italy 9,160
59.30%
Al Other European
20,687
55.30%
Al Others
11,687
74.20%
TOTAL 244,531
72.80%
Source: U.S. Government
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Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with
Developing World (Continued)
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
Worldwide Agreements
Percentage of Total with
Supplier
Value 2009
Developing World
United States
22,610
76.80%
Russia 10,400
100.00%
France 7,400
96.00%
United Kingdom
1,500
66.70%
China 1,700
88.20%
Germany 3,700
2.7%
Italy 2,700
88.90%
Al Other European
4,500
62.20%
Al Others
3,000
80.00%
TOTAL
57,510 78.40%
Source: U.S. Government

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Figure 5. Arms Transfer Agreements With Near East
(supplier percentage of value)

Source: U.S. Government
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Figure 6. Arms Transfer Agreements With Developing Nations in Asia
(supplier percentage of value)
(excludes Japan, Australia, and New Zealand)

Source: U.S. Government
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Figure 7. Arms Deliveries Worldwide 2002-2009 Developed and
Developing Worlds Compared
(in billions of constant 2009 dollars)
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Developing
Developed

Source: U.S. Government

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Figure 8. Arms Deliveries to Developing Countries by Major Supplier, 2002-2009
(in billions of constant 2009 dollars)
United States
Russia
10
7
9
8
6
7
5
6
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009


Major West European
All Others
12
6
10
5
8
4
6
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009


Source: U.S. Government
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Table 2. Worldwide Arms Deliveries, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with
Developing World
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
Worldwide Deliveries
Percentage of Total to
Supplier
Value 2002-2005
Developing World
United States
51,959
62.70%
Russia 19,662
96.40%
France 14,335
81.90%
United Kingdom
22,294
78.50%
China 4,367
91.80%
Germany 8,976
29.10%
Italy 2,581
23.10%
Al Other European
15,190
46.30%
Al Others
13,594
51.20%
TOTAL 152,955
66.70%
Worldwide Deliveries
Percentage of Total to
Supplier
Value 2006-2009
Developing World
United States
53,021
58.80%
Russia 21,627
96.10%
France 7,108
32.20%
United Kingdom
11,768
56.70%
China 7,575
98.60%
Germany 12,352
31.90%
Italy 2,383
39.20%
Al Other European
17,954
29.00%
Al Others
12,427
21.70%
TOTAL 146,216
55.50%
Source: U.S. Government

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Worldwide Arms Deliveries, 2002-2009 and Suppliers’ Share with Developing World
(Continued)
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
Worldwide Deliveries
Percentage of Total to
Supplier
Value 2009
Developing World
United States
14,383
51.50%
Russia 3,700
94.60%
France 1,200
33.30%
United Kingdom
2,200
36.40%
China 1,800
100.00%
Germany 2,800
35.70%
Italy 600
50.00%
Al Other European
4,700
19.10%
Al Others
3,700
24.30%
TOTAL
35,083 48.50%
Source: U.S. Government

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Table 3. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
2002-

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2009
United
States
8,322 5,872 6,985 5,614 8,690 11,839 28,775 17,371 93,468
Russia
5,400 4,200 8,000 7,800 14,600 10,200 5,300 10,400 65,900
France
400 900 1,100 5,000 500 1,200 3,100 7,100 19,300
United
Kingdom
700 1,900 4,100 2,800 4,000 9,800 200 1,000 24,500
China
400 600 1,000 2,900 1,500 2,400 2,100 1,500 12,400
Germany
100 100 100 700 1,200
1,800
2,200 100 6,300
Italy
0 300 300 600 600 1,000
1,300 2,400 6,500
Al
Other
European 1,300 1,400 2,400 3,500 3,000 2,000 3,200 2,800 19,600
Al
Others
1,000 1,400 2,600 1,000 2,900 1,500 1,500 2,400 14,300
TOTAL
17,622 16,672 26,585 29,914 36,990 41,739 47,675 45,071 262,268
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al data are for the calendar year given except for U.S. MAP
(Military Assistance Program), IMET (International Military Education, and Training), and Excess Defense Article data, which are included for the particular fiscal year. All
amounts given include the values of all categories of weapons, spare parts, construction, all associated services, military assistance, excess defense articles, and training
programs. Statistics for foreign countries are based upon estimated selling prices. All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
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Table 4. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
TOTAL

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
10,280 7,098 8,172 6,301 9,426 12,487 29,455 17,371
100,590
Russia
6,671 5,077 9,359 8,754 15,837 10,758 5,425 10,400 72,281
France
494 1,088 1,287 5,612 542 1,266 3,173 7,100 20,562
United
Kingdom
865 2,297 4,796 3,143 4,339 10,336 205 1,000 26,980
China
494 725 1,170 3,255 1,627 2,531 2,150 1,500 13,452
Germany
124 121 117 786 1,302 1,899 2,252 100 6,699
Italy
0 363 351 673 651
1,055
1,331
2,400 6,823
Al
Other
European 1,606 1,692 2,808 3,928 3,254 2,109 3,276 2,800 21,473
Al
Others
1,235 1,692 3,042 1,122 3,146 1,582 1,535 2,400 15,755
TOTAL
21,769 20,152 31,101 33,574 40,124 44,024 48,802 45,071 284,616
Dol ar inflation
0.8095 0.8273 0.8548 0.8910 0.9219 0.9481 0.9769 1
Index::(2009= 1)*
Source: U.S. Government
* Based on Department of Defense Price Deflator
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Table 5. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(expressed as a percent of total, by year)

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
United
States
47.23% 35.22% 26.27% 18.77% 23.49% 28.36% 60.36% 38.54%
Russia
30.64% 25.19% 30.09% 26.07% 39.47% 24.44% 11.12% 23.07%
France
2.27% 5.40% 4.14% 16.71% 1.35% 2.88% 6.50% 15.75%
United
Kingdom
3.97% 11.40% 15.42% 9.36% 10.81% 23.48% 0.42% 2.22%
China
2.27% 3.60% 3.76% 9.69% 4.06% 5.75% 4.40% 3.33%
Germany
0.57% 0.60% 0.38% 2.34% 3.24% 4.31% 4.61% 0.22%
Italy
0.00% 1.80% 1.13% 2.01% 1.62% 2.40% 2.73% 5.32%
Al
Other
European 7.38% 8.40% 9.03% 11.70% 8.11% 4.79% 6.71% 6.21%
Al
Others
5.67% 8.40% 9.78% 3.34% 7.84% 3.59% 3.15% 5.32%
[Major
West
European* 6.81% 19.19% 21.06% 30.42% 17.03% 33.06% 14.26% 23.52%]
TOTAL
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy.
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Table 6. Regional Arms Transfer Agreements, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
United States
7,634
16,782
17,622
47,301
1,363
2,426
173
166
Russia 18,000
17,700
6,000
11,500
600
11,100
800
200
France 6,300
3,200
2,000
4,800
300
6,300
100
0
United Kingdom
2,700
400
6,800
14,200
400
300
0
0
China
2,700
3,500 1,100 2,800 100 600 800
600
Germany 500
4,000
500
900
0
300
0
0
Italy 300
1,300
500
3,700
100
0
300
200
Al Other European
3,400
7,000
2,400
4,200
2,300
1,400
800
600
Al Others
3,700
5,900
1,500
800
600
1,300
500
300
[Major West European*
9,800
8,900
9,800
23,600
800
6,900
400
200]
TOTAL 45,234
59,782
38,422
90,201
5,763
23,726
3,473
2,066
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All foreign data rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
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Table 7. Percentage of Each Supplier’s Agreements Value by Region, 2002-2009
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa
TOTAL

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
United
States
28.49% 25.17% 65.77% 70.94% 5.09% 3.64% 0.65% 0.25% 100 %
100%
Russia 70.87%
43.70%
23.62%
28.40%
2.36%
27.41%
3.15%
0.49%
100% 100%
France 72.41%
22.38%
22.99%
33.57%
3.45%
44.06%
1.15%
0.00%
100% 100%
United
Kingdom
27.27% 2.68% 68.69% 95.30% 4.04% 2.01% 0.00% 0.00% 100% 100%
China
57.45% 46.67% 23.40% 37.33% 2.13% 8.00% 17.02% 8.00% 100% 100%
Germany
50.00% 76.92% 50.00% 17.31% 0.00% 5.77% 0.00% 0.00% 100% 100%
Italy
25.00% 25.00% 41.67% 71.15% 8.33% 0.00% 25.00% 3.85% 100% 100%
Al Other European
38.20%
53.03%
26.97%
31.82%
25.84%
10.61%
8.99%
4.55%
100% 100%
Al Others
58.73%
71.08%
23.81%
9.64%
9.52%
15.66%
7.94%
3.61%
100% 100%
[Major West European*
47.12% 22.47% 47.12% 59.60% 3.85% 17.42% 1.92% 0.51% 100% 100%]
TOTAL 48.70%
34.01%
41.36%
51.32%
6.20%
13.50%
3.74%
1.18%
100%
100%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
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Table 8. Percentage of Total Agreements Value by Supplier to Regions, 2002-2009
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
United States
16.88%
28.07%
45.86%
52.44%
23.65%
10.23%
4.98%
8.03%
Russia
39.79% 29.61% 15.62% 12.75% 10.41% 46.78% 23.03% 9.68%
France 13.93%
5.35%
5.21%
5.32%
5.21%
26.55%
2.88%
0.00%
United
Kingdom 5.97% 0.67% 17.70% 15.74% 6.94% 1.26% 0.00% 0.00%
China 5.97%
5.85%
2.86%
3.10%
1.74%
2.53%
23.03%
29.04%
Germany
1.11% 6.69% 1.30% 1.00% 0.00% 1.26% 0.00% 0.00%
Italy
0.66% 2.17% 1.30% 4.10% 1.74% 0.00% 8.64% 9.68%
Al Other European
7.52%
11.71%
6.25%
4.66%
39.91%
5.90%
23.03%
29.04%
Al Others
8.18%
9.87%
3.90%
0.89%
10.41%
5.48%
14.40%
14.52%
[Major
West
European*
21.67% 14.89% 25.51% 26.16% 13.88% 29.08% 11.52% 9.68%
TOTAL 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.

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Table 9. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009:
Leading Suppliers Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreement Value 2002-2005
1 United
States 26,793
2 Russia 25,400
3 United
Kingdom 9.500
4 France 7,400
5 China 4,900
6 Israel 2,600
7 Ukraine 1,900
8 Spain 1,700
9 Netherlands 1,500
10 Italy 1,200
11 Poland 1,000
Rank
Supplier
Agreement Value 2006-2009
1 United
States 66,675
2 Russia 40,500
3 United
Kingdom 15,000
4 France 11,900
5 China 7,500
6 Germany 5,300
7 Italy 5,300
8 Israel 4,800
9 Ukraine 3,200
10 Sweden 1,700
11 Spain 1,300
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009:
Leading Suppliers Compared (Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreement Value 2002-2009
1 United
States 93,468
2 Russia 65,900
3 United
Kingdom 24,500
4 France 19,300
5 China 12,400
6 Israel 7,400
7 Italy 6,500
8 Germany 6,300
9 Ukraine 5,100
10 Spain 3,000
11 Netherlands 2,400
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Table 10. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations in 2009: Leading
Suppliers Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreements Value 2009
1 United
States 17,371
2 Russia 10,400
3 France 7,100
4 Italy 2,400
5 Israel 1,600
6 China 1,500
7 Ukraine 1,200
8 United
Kingdom 1,000
9 Spain 800
10 Brazil 400
11 Turkey 300
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Table 11. Arms Transfer Agreements with Near East, by Supplier
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Recipient
Major West
All Other
All
Country
U.S.
Russia China
European*
European
Others
Total
2002-2005
Algeria 0
500
100 0
0 0
600
Bahrain 300
0
0 100
0 0
400
Egypt 5,900
400
400
100
500 0
7,300
Iran 0
2,000
300
0 100
300
2,700
Iraq 100
100
0
0 500
200
900
Israel 3,100
300
0 0
100 0
3,500
Jordan 800
200
0 0
300
100
1,400
Kuwait 1,900
0
0 0
0 0
1,900
Lebanon 0
0
0 0
0 0
0
Libya 0
300
0
100 300
200
900
Morocco 0
200
0 400
0 100
700
Oman 900
0
0
1,200
0 0
2,100
Qatar 0
0
0 0
0 0
0
Saudi Arabia
4,000
0
0
6,300
0
100
10,400
Syria 0
1,400
200
0
0
400
2,000
Tunisia 0
0
0 0
0 0
0
U.A.E. 1,400
100
0 1,300
200 100
3,100
Yemen 0
500
0 0
300
100
900
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: 0=data less than $50 million or nil. All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals as an aggregate
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Arms Transfer Agreements with Near East, by Supplier (Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Recipient
Major West
All Other
All
Country
U.S.
Russia China
European*
European
Others
Total
2006-2009
Algeria 0
5,700 500
600
0
0 6,800
Bahrain 400
0
0
0
0
0
400
Egypt 6,500
0
100 0
0 0
6,600
Iran 0
400
100 0
300
100
900
Iraq 5,100
200
100
600 1,100
100
7,200
Israel 2,700
0
0 800
0 0
3,500
Jordan 1,100
0
100 0
200 0
1,400
Kuwait 2,600
0
0
0
0 0
2,600
Lebanon 200
0
0
0
0
300
500
Libya 0
200
0 1,200
200 0
1,600
Morocco 2,500
0
300 1,000
900
0
4,700
Oman 100
0
0 1,300
0 0
1,400
Qatar 200
0
100 500
0 100
900
Saudi Arabia
13,100
0
900
14,600
800
100
29,500
Syria 0
4,400
600 0
100
300
5,400
Tunisia 0
0
0
0
0 0
0
U.A.E. 10,600
300
100 2,800
400 0
14,200
Yemen 0
200
0 100
100 0
400
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: 0=data less than $50 million or nil. All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals as an aggregate
figure.
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Table 12. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009:
Agreements by the Leading Recipients
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Agreements Value 2002-2005
1 India 15,300
2 Saudi
Arabia 10,400
3 China 9,800
4 Egypt 7,300
5 Pakistan 3,600
6 Israel 3,500
7 U.A.E. 3,100
8 South
Korea 3,000
9 Malaysia 2,900
10 Iran 2,700



Rank
Recipient
Agreements Value 2006-2009
1 Saudi
Arabia 29,500
2 India 17,100
3 U.A.E. 14,200
4 Venezuela 11,300
5 Pakistan 8,900
6 Brazil 8,200
7 Iraq 7,200
8 South
Korea 6,800
9 Algeria 6,800
10 Egypt 6,600
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
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Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations, 2002-2009: Agreements by the
Leading Recipients (Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Agreements Value 2002-2009
1 Saudi
Arabia 39,900
2 India 32,400
3 U.A.E. 17,300
4 Egypt 13,900
5 Venezuela 12,700
6 Pakistan 12,500
7 China 11,700
8 South
Korea 9,800
9 Brazil 8,600
10 Iraq 8,100
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
order is maintained.
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Table 13. Arms Transfer Agreements with Developing Nations in 2009: Agreements
by Leading Recipients
(in millions of current U.S. dollars
Rank
Recipient
Agreement Value 2009
1 Brazil 7,200
2 Venezuela 6,400
3 Saudi
Arabia 4,300
4 Taiwan 3,800
5 U.A.E. 3,600
6 Iraq 3,300
7 Egypt 3,000
8 Vietnam 2,400
9 India 2,400
10 Kuwait 1,600
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
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Table 14. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
6,230 5,865 7,390 8,168 7,969 7,214 7,321 7,405 57,562
Russia
3,500 4,100 5,300 3,100 5,700 5,000 5,700 3,500 35,900
France
900 1,900 5,200 2,000 400 800 600 400
12,200
United
Kingdom
3,500 5,800 2,400 3,000 3,600 900 1,000 800
21,000
China
800 700 900 1,000 1,300 2,000 2,100 1,800 10,600
Germany
300 800 800 300 900 600 1,300
1,000 6,000
Italy
200 100 100 100 200 300 100 300 1,400
Al
Other
European 1,900 1,600 1,100 1,300 1,200 1,400 1,500 900
10,900
Al
Others
1,500 1,000 1,800 1,600 700 600 400 900
8,500
TOTAL
18,830 21,865 24,990 20,568 21,969 18,814 20,021 17,005 164,062
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. All data are for the calendar year given except for U.S. MAP
(Military Assistance Program), IMET (International Military Education, and Training), and Excess Defense Article data, which are included for the particular fiscal year. All
amounts given include the values of all categories of weapons, spare parts, construction, all associated services, military assistance, excess defense articles, and training
programs. Statistics for foreign countries are based upon estimated selling prices. All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
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Table 15. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
7,696 7,089 8,645 9,167 8,644 7,609 7,494 7,405
63,750
Russia
4,324 4,956 6,200 3,479 6,183 5,274 5,835 3,500
39,750
France
1,112
2,297
6,083
2,245 434 844 614 400 14,028
United
Kingdom
4,324 7,011 2,808 3,367 3,905 949 1,024 800
24,187
China
988 846 1,053 1,122 1,410 2,109 2,150 1,800
11,479
Germany
371 967 936 337 976 633
1,331
1,000 6,550
Italy
247 121 117 112 217 316 102 300 1,533

Al
Other
European 2,347 1,934 1,287 1,459 1,302 1,477 1,535 900
12,241
Al
Others
1,853
1,209
2,106
1,796 759 633 409 900 9,665
TOTAL
23,261 26,429 29,235 23,084 23,830 19,844 20,494 17,005
183,183
Dollar Inflation index:
0.8095 0.8273 0.8548 0.891 0.9219 0.9481 0.9769 1

(2009=1)*
Source: U.S. Government
*Based on Department of Defense Price Deflator
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Table 16. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, by Supplier, 2002-2009

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
United
States
33.09% 26.82% 29.57% 39.71% 36.27% 38.34% 36.57% 43.55%
Russia
18.59% 18.75% 21.21% 15.07% 25.95% 26.58% 28.47% 20.58%
France
4.78% 8.69% 20.81% 9.72% 1.82% 4.25% 3.00% 2.35%
United
Kingdom
18.59%
26.53% 9.60% 14.59% 16.39% 4.78% 4.99% 4.70%
China
4.25% 3.20% 3.60% 4.86% 5.92% 10.63% 10.49% 10.59%
Germany
1.59% 3.66% 3.20% 1.46% 4.10% 3.19% 6.49% 5.88%
Italy
1.06% 0.46% 0.40% 0.49% 0.91% 1.59% 0.50% 1.76%

Al
Other
European 10.09%
7.32% 4.40% 6.32% 5.46% 7.44% 7.49% 5.29%
Al
Others
7.97% 4.57% 7.20% 7.78% 3.19% 3.19% 2.00% 5.29%
[Major
West
European*
26.02% 39.33% 34.01% 26.25% 23.21% 13.82% 14.98% 14.70%]
TOTAL
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
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Table 17. Regional Arms Deliveries by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
United
States
9,319
8,565
17,649
19,976 609
1,290 75 78
Russia
13,400
11,400 1,800 5,100 100
3,300 700 100
France 1,500
2,200
8,400
400
400
200
100
0
United
Kingdom 1,600
1,200
13,600 4,500 100 300 300 400
China
2,000
3,100 900 2,900
0 400 500 900
Germany 2,800
2,600
300
300
0
200
600
900
Italy 100
200
0
100
200
100
100
500
Al Other European
2,400
2,500
3,000
1,200
700
800
600
700
Al Others
3,300
1,700
1,500
500
800
400
400
200
[Major West European*
6,000 6,200 22,300
5,300
700
800 1,100 1,800]
TOTAL 36,419
33,465
47,149
34,976
2,909
6,990
3,375
3,778
Source: U.S. Government
Note: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
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Table 18. Percentage of Supplier Deliveries Value by Region, 2002-2009
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa
TOTAL
TOTAL
2002-
2006-

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009 2002-2005 2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2005
2009
United States
33.70%
28.64%
63.83%
66.79%
2.20%
4.31%
0.27%
0.26%
100.00% 100.00%
Russia
83.75% 57.29% 11.25% 25.63% 0.63% 16.58% 4.38% 0.50% 100.00% 100.00%
France 14.42%
78.57%
80.77%
14.29%
3.85%
7.14%
0.96%
0.00%
100.00% 100.00%
United Kingdom
10.26%
18.75%
87.18%
70.31%
0.64%
4.69%
1.92%
6.25%
100.00% 100.00%
China 58.82%
42.47%
26.47%
39.73%
0.00%
5.48%
14.71%
12.33%
100.00% 100.00%
Germany
75.68% 65.00% 8.11% 7.50% 0.00% 5.00% 16.22% 22.50%
100.00% 100.00%
Italy 25.00%
22.22%
0.00%
11.11%
50.00%
11.11%
25.00%
55.56%
100.00% 100.00%
Al Other European
35.82%
48.08%
44.78%
23.08%
10.45%
15.38%
8.96%
13.46%
100.00% 100.00%
Al Others
55.00%
60.71%
25.00%
17.86%
13.33%
14.29%
6.67%
7.14%
100.00% 100.00%
[Major
West
European*
19.93% 43.97% 74.09% 37.59% 2.33% 5.67% 3.65% 12.77%]
100.00% 100.00%]
TOTAL 40.53%
42.25%
52.47%
44.16%
3.24%
8.82%
3.76%
4.77%
100.00%
100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.
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Table 19. Percentage of Total Deliveries Value by Supplier to Regions, 2002-2009
Asia
Near East
Latin America
Africa

2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
2002-2005
2006-2009
United States
25.59%
25.59%
37.43%
57.11%
20.94%
18.45%
2.22%
2.06%
Russia 36.79%
34.07%
3.82%
14.58%
3.44%
47.21%
20.74%
2.65%
France
4.12% 6.57% 17.82% 1.14% 13.75% 2.86% 2.96% 0.00%
United Kingdom
4.39%
3.59%
28.84%
12.87%
3.44%
4.29%
8.89%
10.59%
China
5.49% 9.26% 1.91% 8.29% 0.00% 5.72% 14.81% 23.82%
Germany
7.69% 7.77% 0.64% 0.86% 0.00% 2.86% 17.78% 23.82%
Italy 0.27%
0.60%
0.00%
0.29%
6.88%
1.43%
2.96%
13.23%
Al Other European
6.59%
7.47%
6.36%
3.43%
24.06%
11.44%
17.78%
18.53%
Al
Others
9.06%
5.08% 3.18% 1.43% 27.50% 5.72% 11.85% 5.29%
[Major West European*
16.47%
18.53%
47.30%
15.15%
24.06%
11.44%
32.59%
47.64%]
TOTAL 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.


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Table 20. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009 Leading Suppliers
Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2002-2005
1 United
States 27,653
2 Russia 16,000
3 United
Kingdom 14,700
4 France 10,000
5 China 3,400
6 Germany 2,200
7 Israel 1,900
8 Sweden 1,400
9 Ukraine 1,200
10 Brazil 700
11 Italy 500
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2006-2009
1 United
States 29,909
2 Russia 19,900
3 China 7,200
4 United
Kingdom 6,300
5 Germany 3,800
6 France 2,200
7 Israel 1,200
8 Netherlands 1,000
9 Italy 900
10 Ukraine 700
11 Poland 600
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009 Leading Suppliers Compared
(Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2002-2009
1 United
States 57,562
2 Russia 35,900
3 United
Kingdom 21,000
4 France 12.200
5 China 10,600
6 Germany
6,000
7 Israel 3,100
8 Sweden 1,900
9 Ukraine 1,900
10 Italy 1,400
11 Netherlands 1,300
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
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Table 21. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations in 2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Deliveries Value 2009
1 United
States 7,405
2 Russia 3,500
3 China 1,800
4 Germany 1,000
5 United
Kingdom 800
6 Israel 700
7 France 400
8 Italy 300
9 Ukraine 200
10 Sweden 200
11 Poland 200
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
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Table 22. Arms Deliveries to Near East, by Supplier
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Recipient
Major West
All Other
Country
U.S.
Russia
China
European*
European
All Others
Total
2002-2005
Algeria
0 200 100 0 0 100
400
Bahrain 300 0 0 0 0 0
300
Egypt 6,100
100
400
100
200
0
6,900
Iran
0 100 100 0 100 300 600
Iraq
0 0 0 0 200
100
300
Israel 4,600
0 0 0 100
0
4,700
Jordan 400
0 0 0 100
100
600
Kuwait 800 0 200 100 0 200
1,300
Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Libya
0 100 0 0 100 100
300
Morocco 0 0 0 200 0 100
300
Oman 300 0 0 300 0 0
600
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia
4,400
0
0
15,700
1,600
100
21,800
Syria
0 300 0 0 100 200
600
Tunisia 0 0 0 100 0 0
100
U.A.E.
500 400 0 5,900 400 100 7,300
Yemen 0 600 0 0 200 100
900
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: 0=data less than $50 million or nil. All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals as an aggregate figure.
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Arms Deliveries to Near East, by Supplier (Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Recipient
Major West
All Other
Country
U.S.
Russia
China
European*
European
All Others
Total
2006-2009
Algeria 0
2,800
500
100
0
0
3,400
Bahrain 300 0 0 100 0 0
400
Egypt 4,400
200
400 0 300
0
5,300
Iran 0
400
100
0
0
0
500
Iraq
1,700
100 0 100 200 0 2,100
Israel 5,200
200
0 0 0 0
5,400
Jordan
800 100 100 0 100 0 1,100
Kuwait 1,500
0 0 0 0 0
1,500
Lebanon 100 0 0 0 0 0
100
Libya
0 100 0 0 100 0 200
Morocco 100 100 0 0 100 0 300
Oman 500 0 0 300 0 0
800
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia
5,000
0
800
4,300
0
0
10,100
Syria 0
800
1,000
0
100
300
2,200
Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
U.A.E. 600 100 0 400 200 0 1,300
Yemen 0 100 0 0 0 0 100
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: 0=data less than $50 million or nil. All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
* Major West European category included France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals as an aggregate figure.
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Table 23. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: The Leading Recipients
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Deliveries Value 2002-2005
1 Saudi
Arabia 21,400
2 India 8,100
3 China 7,700
4 U.A.E. 7,300
5 Egypt 6,900
6 Israel 4,700
7 Taiwan 4,000
8 South
Korea 3,000
9 Pakistan 2,600
10 Malaysia 1,500
Rank
Recipient
Deliveries Value 2006-2009
1 Saudi
Arabia 10.100
2 China 6,700
3 India 6,100
4 Israel 5,400
5 Egypt 5,300
6 South
Korea 4,200
7 Taiwan 3,500
8 Venezuela 3,400
9 Algeria 3,400
10 Pakistan 3,400
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
order is maintained.
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Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations, 2002-2009: The Leading Recipients
(Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Deliveries Value 2002-2009
1 Saudi
Arabia 31,500
2 China 14,400
3 India 14,200
4 Egypt 12,200
5 Israel 10,100
6 U.A.E. 8,600
7 Taiwan 7,500
8 South
Korea 7,200
9 Pakistan 6,000
10 Singapore 3,700
Source: U.S. Government
Notes: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
order is maintained.
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Table 24. Arms Deliveries to Developing Nations in 2009: The Leading Recipients
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Recipient
Deliveries Value 2009
1 Saudi
Arabia 2,700
2 China 1,500
3 South
Korea 1,400
4 Egypt 1,300
5 India 1,200
6 Israel 1,200
7 Pakistan 1,000
8 Venezuela 900
9 Algeria 900
10 Iraq 800
Source: U.S. Government
Note: All data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
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Selected Weapons Deliveries to
Developing Nations, 2002-2009
Other useful data for assessing arms transfers are those that indicate who has actually delivered
specific numbers of specific classes of military items to a region. These data are relatively “hard”
in that they reflect actual transfers of military equipment. They have the limitation of not giving
detailed information regarding either the sophistication or the specific name of the equipment
delivered. However, these data show relative trends in the delivery of important classes of
military equipment and indicate who the leading suppliers are from region to region over time.
Data in the following tables set out actual deliveries of fourteen categories of weaponry to
developing nations from 2002-2009 by the United States, Russia, China, the four major West
European suppliers as a group, all other European suppliers as a group, and all other suppliers as
a group. The tables show these deliveries data for all of the developing nations collectively, for
Asia, for the Near East, for Latin America, and for Africa.
Care should be taken in using the quantitative data within these specific tables. Aggregate data on
weapons categories delivered by suppliers do not provide precise indices of the quality and/or
quantity of the weaponry delivered. The history of recent conventional conflicts suggests that
quality and/or sophistication of weapons can offset quantitative advantage. Further, these data do
not provide an indication of the relative capabilities of the recipient nations to use effectively the
weapons delivered to them. Superior training—coupled with good equipment, tactical and
operational proficiency, and sound logistics—may, in the last analysis, be a more important factor
in a nation’s ability to engage successfully in conventional warfare than the size of its weapons
inventory.

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Table 25. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Developing Nations
Weapons Category
U.S.
Russia
China Major West European*
All Other European
All Others
2002-2005
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
523
300
220
140
620
60
Artillery 177
20 460
80
1,570
190
APCs and Armored Cars
102
350
70
120
1,990
780
Major Surface Combatants
10
3
0
15
3
2
Minor Surface Combatants
19
6
51
61
66
136
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
12
0
0
Submarines 0
5
0
3 4
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
91
240
50
70
50
40
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
17
0
0
10
0
0
Other Aircraft
64
30
110
40
120
180
Helicopters 68
240
0
80 60
50
Surface-to-Air Missiles
1,893
1,660
600
140
380
620
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
50
Anti-Ship Missiles
336
170
120
170
80
60
2006-2009
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
446
420
100
230
210
50
Artillery 223
40 435
10
170
1,060
APCs and Armored Cars
597
340
640
160
1,870
280
Major Surface Combatants
0
2
1
8
6
2
Minor Surface Combatants
6
4
48
37
26
36
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
9
1
Submarines 0
3
0
6 1
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
68
120
40
30
50
50
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
20
30
10
30
Other Aircraft
33
20
130
10
60
40
Helicopters 64
160
0
80 20
30
Surface-to-Air Missiles
836
7,370
1,210
830
840
90
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
10
0
0
0
10
Anti-Ship Missiles
161
250
60
50
70
40
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al
data are for calendar years given. * Major West European includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals
as an aggregate figure. Data relating to surface-to-surface and anti-ship missiles by foreign suppliers are estimates
based on a variety of sources having a wide range of accuracy. As such, individual data entries in these two weapons
delivery categories are not necessarily definitive.
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Table 26. Number of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Asia and the Pacific
Weapons Category
U.S.
Russia
China
Major West European* All Other European
All Others
2002-2005
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
0
290
220
0
80
0
Artillery 105
0 270
10
290
70
APCs and Armored Cars
48
190
10
0
870
60
Major Surface Combatants
6
3
0
1
1
1
Minor Surface Combatants
6
4
10
13
25
16
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
0
0
Submarines 0
5
0
2 3
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
8
180
40
40
10
20
Subsonic
Combat
Aircraft 17 0 0
0
0
0
Other Aircraft
11
30
10
10
30
60
Helicopters
42 110 0
20
10
0
Surface-to-Air Missiles
1,374
440
600
0
100
580
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
190
170
20
60
70
0
2006-2009
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
115
150
80
30
50
0
Artillery 44
40 225
10
80
30
APCs and Armored Cars
21
180
80
120
410
0
Major Surface Combatants
0
2
1
5
3
1
Minor Surface Combatants
0
4
21
2
2
9
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
0
0
Submarines 0
3
0
2 0
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
0
50
20
10
0
30
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
20
20
0
20
Other Aircraft
9
10
40
0
40
20
Helicopters 16
60
0
20 0
0
Surface-to-Air Missiles
497
1,440
1,210
430
30
90
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
147
230
30

0
0
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al
data are for calendar years given. * Major West European includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals
as an aggregate figure. Data relating to surface-to-surface and anti-ship missiles by foreign suppliers are estimates
based on a variety of sources having a wide range of accuracy. As such, individual data entries in these two weapons
delivery categories are not necessarily definitive.
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Table 27. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Near East
Weapons Category
U.S.
Russia China
Major West European*
All Other European
All Others
2002-2005
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
523
10
0
140
320
0
Artillery 72
0
20
50
60
40
APCs and Armored Cars
54
120
0
60
800
580
Major Surface Combatants
2
0
0
5
1
0
Minor Surface Combatants
4
0
0
35
34
106
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
11
0
0
Submarines 0
0
0
0 0
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
75
30
0
30
10
0
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Aircraft
41
0
70
20
50
80
Helicopters
26 60 0
30
20
20
Surface-to-Air Missiles
519
1,170
0
130
260
0
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
50
Anti-Ship Missiles
146
0
100
90
10
30
2006-2009
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
331
270
0
0
30
10
Artillery 78
0 120
0
50
50
APCs and Armored Cars
566
160
150
20
1,360
170
Major Surface Combatants
0
0
0
0
0
0
Minor Surface Combatants
6
0
0
30
2
20
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
9
0
Submarines 0
0
0
0 0
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
62
50
0
10
40
0
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Aircraft
6
0
60
10
10
0
Helicopters
32 10 0
10
0
20
Surface-to-Air Missiles
339
5,430
0
400
520
0
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
10
0
0
0
10
Anti-Ship Missiles
4
20
30
50
60
40
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al
data are for calendar years given. * Major West European includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals
as an aggregate figure. Data relating to surface-to-surface and anti-ship missiles by foreign suppliers are estimates
based on a variety of sources having a wide range of accuracy. As such, individual data entries in these two weapons
delivery categories are not necessarily definitive.
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Table 28. Numbers of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Latin America
Weapons Category
U.S.
Russia China
Major West European*
All Other European
All Others
2002-2005
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
0
0
0
0
0
20
Artillery 0
0
10
0 0
0
APCs and Armored Cars
0
0
0
0
0
0
Major Surface Combatants
2
0
0
5
1
0
Minor Surface Combatants
9
0
12
0
2
2
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
0
0
Submarines 0
0
0
1 1
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
8
0
0
0
10
10
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
0
0
0
Other Aircraft
12
0
0
0
20
30
Helicopters 0
0
0
10 0
10
Surface-to-Air Missiles
0
30
0
0
0
40
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
0
0
0
10
0
30
2006-2009
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
0
0
0
200
10
0
Artillery 101
0 0
0
30
0
APCs and Armored Cars
10
0
30
0
20
0
Major Surface Combatants
0
0
0
3
3
1
Minor Surface Combatants
0
0
0
5
2
0
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
0
0
Submarines 0
0
0
1 1
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
6
20
0
10
10
10
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
0
0
10
Other Aircraft
18
10
0
0
0
10
Helicopters 16
60
0
10 0
10
Surface-to-Air Missiles
0
500
0
0
0
0
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
10
0
0
0
10
0
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al
data are for calendar years given. * Major West European includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals
as an aggregate figure. Data relating to surface-to-surface and anti-ship missiles by foreign suppliers are estimates
based on a variety of sources having a wide range of accuracy. As such, individual data entries in these two weapons
delivery categories are not necessarily definitive.
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Table 29. Number of Weapons Delivered by Suppliers to Africa
Weapons Category
U.S.
Russia
China
Major West European*
All Other European All Others
2002-2005
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
0
0
0
0
220
40
Artillery 0
20 160
20
1,220
80
APCs and Armored Cars
0
40
60
60
320
140
Major Surface Combatants
0
0
0
4
0
1
Minor Surface Combatants
0
2
29
13
5
12
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
1
0
0
Submarines 0
0
0
0 0
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
0
30
10
0
20
10
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
10
0
0
Other Aircraft
0
0
30
10
20
10
Helicopters 0
70
0
20 30
20
Surface-to-Air Missiles
0
20
0
10
20
0
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
0
0

10
0
0
2006-2009
Tanks and Self-Propel ed Guns
0
0
20
0
120
40
Artillery 0
0 90
0
10
980
APCs and Armored Cars
0
0
380
20
80
110
Major Surface Combatants
0
0
0
0
0
0
Minor Surface Combatants
0
0
27
0
20
7
Guided Missile Boats
0
0
0
0
0
1
Submarines 0
0
0
3 0
0
Supersonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
20
0
0
10
Subsonic Combat Aircraft
0
0
0
10
10
0
Other Aircraft
0
0
30
0
10
10
Helicopters 0
30
0
40 20
0
Surface-to-Air Missiles
0
0
0
0
290
0
Surface-to-Surface Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anti-Ship Missiles
0
0
0
0
0
0
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Developing nations category excludes the U.S., Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Al
data are for calendar years given. * Major West European includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy totals
as an aggregate figure. Data relating to surface-to-surface and anti-ship missiles by foreign suppliers are estimates
based on a variety of sources having a wide range of accuracy. As such, individual data entries in these two weapons
delivery categories are not necessarily definitive.
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Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements and
Deliveries Values, 2002-2009
Ten tables follow. Table 30, Table 31, Table 32, Table 35, Table 36 and Table 37 provide the
total dollar values for arms transfer agreements and arms deliveries worldwide for the years 2002-
2009. These tables use the same format and detail as Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, Table 14, Table
15, and Table 16, which provide the total dollar values for arms transfer agreements with and
arms deliveries to developing nations. Table 33, Table 34, Table 38, and Table 39 provide a list
of the top eleven arms suppliers to the world based on the total values (in current dollars) of their
arms transfer agreements and arms deliveries worldwide during calendar years 2002-2005, 2006-
2009, and 2009. These tables are set out in the same format and detail as Table 9 and Table 10
for arms transfer agreements with, and Table 20 and Table 21 for arms deliveries to developing
nations, respectively.
• Total Worldwide Arms Transfer Agreements Values, 2002-2009
Table 30 shows the annual current dollar values of arms transfer agreements worldwide. Since
these figures do not allow for the effects of inflation, they are, by themselves, of limited use. They
provide, however, the data from which Table 31 (constant dollars) and Table 32 (supplier
percentages) are derived.
• Total Worldwide Delivery Values 2002-2009
Table 35 shows the annual current dollar values of arms deliveries (items actually transferred)
worldwide by major suppliers from 2002-2009. The utility of these data is that they reflect
transfers that have occurred. They provide the data from which Table 36 (constant dollars) and
Table 37 (supplier percentages) are derived.

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Table 30. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
TOTAL

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
12,914 14,447 12,670 12,773 15,955 24,387 37,186 22,610 152,942
Russia
5,600 4,300 8,200 8,200 14,700 10,600 5,400 10,400 67,400
France
600 2,800 2,900 5,900 7,700 2,000 3,100 7,400 32,400
United
Kingdom
800 3,000 4,200 2,900 4,200 9,800 200 1,500 26,600
China
400 600 1,000 2,900 1,500 2,400 2,100 1,700 12,600
Germany
1,100 700 4,000 2,000 1,600 1,900 3,100 3,700 18,100
Italy
400 600 400 1,500 1,200 1,300 3,700 2,700 11,800

Al
Other
European 4,500 2,200 5,400 7,600 5,900 5,300 4,100 4,500 39,500
Al
Others
2,100 1,900 3,300 1,800 3,400 2,300 2,500 3,000 20,300
TOTAL
28,414 30,547 42,070 45,573 56,155 59,987 61,386 57,510 381,642
Source: U.S. Government
Note: All data are for the calendar year given, except for U.S. MAP (Military Assistance Program) and IMET (International Military Education and Training), excess defense
articles, which are included for the particular fiscal year. All amounts given include the values of all categories of weapons and ammunition, military spare parts, military
construction, excess defense articles, military assistance and training programs, and all associated services. Statistics for foreign countries are based upon estimated selling
prices. All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
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Table 31. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of constant 2009 U.S. dollars)
TOTAL

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
15,953 17,463 14,822 14,336 17,307 25,722 38,065 22,610 166,278
Russia
6,918 5,198 9,593 9,203 15,945 11,180 5,528 10,400 73,965
France
741 3,385 3,393 6,622 8,352 2,109 3,173 7,400 35,175
United
Kingdom
988 3,626 4,913 3,255 4,556 10,336 205 1,500 29,380
China
494 725 1,170 3,255 1,627 2,531 2,150 1,700 13,652
Germany
1,359 846 4,679 2,245 1,736 2,004 3,173 3,700 19,742
Italy
494 725 468 1,684 1,302 1,371 3,787 2,700 12,531
Al
Other
European 5,559 2,659 6,317 8,530 6,400 5,590 4,197 4,500 43,752
Al
Others
2,594 2,297 3,861 2,020 3,688 2,426 2,559 3,000 22,445
TOTAL
35,101 36,924 49,216 51,148 60,912 63,271 62,838 57,510 416,919
Dol ar inflation
0.8095 0.8273 0.8548 0.891 0.9219 0.9481 0.9769 1
index:(2009=1)*
Source: U.S. Government
* Based on Department of Defense Price Deflator.
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Table 32. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(expressed as a percent of total, by year)

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
United
States
45.45% 47.29% 30.12% 28.03% 28.41% 40.65% 60.58% 39.31%
Russia
19.71% 14.08% 19.49% 17.99% 26.18% 17.67% 8.80% 18.08%
France
2.11% 9.17% 6.89% 12.95% 13.71% 3.33% 5.05% 12.87%
United
Kingdom
2.82% 9.82% 9.98% 6.36% 7.48% 16.34% 0.33% 2.61%
China
1.41% 1.96% 2.38% 6.36% 2.67% 4.00% 3.42% 2.96%
Germany
3.87% 2.29% 9.51% 4.39% 2.85% 3.17% 5.05% 6.43%
Italy
1.41% 1.96% 0.95% 3.29% 2.14% 2.17% 6.03% 4.69%
Al Other European
15.84%
7.20%
12.84%
16.68%
10.51%
8.84%
6.68%
7.82%
Al
Others
7.39% 6.22% 7.84% 3.95% 6.05% 3.83% 4.07% 5.22%
[Major
West
European* 10.21% 23.24% 27.34% 26.99% 26.18% 25.01% 16.45% 26.60%]
TOTAL 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
Note: Columns may not total due to rounding.
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.


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Table 33. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreements Value 2002-2005
1 United
States 52,804
2 Russia 26,300
3 France 12,200
4 United
Kingdom 10,900
5 Germany 7,800
6 Israel 4,900
7 China 4,900
8 Ukraine 3,600
9 Sweden 3,300
10 Austria 3,100
11 Italy 2,900
Rank
Supplier
Agreements Value 2006-2009
1 United
States
100,138
2 Russia 41,100
3 France 20.200
4 United
Kingdom 15,700
5 Germany

10,300
6 Italy 8,900
7 China 7,700
8 Israel 6,100
9 Spain 3,800
10 Ukraine 3,400
11 Sweden 2,400
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the rank
order is maintained.
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Arms Transfer Agreements with the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers Compared
(Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreements Value 2002-2009
1 United
States
152,942
2 Russia 67,400
3 France 32,400
4 United
Kingdom 26,600
5 Germany 18,100
6 China 12,600
7 Italy 11,800
8 Israel 11,100
9 Ukraine 7,000
10 Sweden 5,600
11 Spain 5,500
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Table 34. Arms Transfer Agreements with the World in 2009: Leading Suppliers
Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Agreement Value 2009
1 United
States 22,610
2 Russia 10,400
3 France 7,400
4 Germany 3,700
5 Italy 2,700
6 Israel 2,100
7 China 1,700
8 United
Kingdom 1,500
9 Ukraine 1,200
10 Spain 1,000
11 Austria 700
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
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Table 35. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
TOTAL

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
9,744 10,845 11,620 11,778 12,350 12,328 11,956 14,383 95,004
Russia
3,600 4,200 5,500 3,300 6,000 5,100 5,900 3,700 37,300
France
1,500 2,400 5,600 2,700 1,700 2,300 1,600 1,200 19,000
United
Kingdom
5,000 6,800 3,200 3,700 4,800 2,000 2,200 2,200 29,900
China
900 800 900 1,100 1,300 2,100 2,100 1,800 11,000
Germany
1,200 2,500 2,000 1,900 2,400 2,900 3,800 2,800 19,500
Italy
600 400 200 1,000 300 800 600 600 4,500
Al
Other
European 3,100 4,100 2,500 3,100 3,700 4,200 4,700 4,700 30,100
Al
Others
2,900 2,400 3,200 3,000 2,200 3,100 3,000 3,700 23,500
TOTAL
28,544 34,445 34,720 31,578 34,750 34,828 35,856 35,083 269,804
Source: U.S. Government
Note: All data are for the calendar year given, except for U.S. MAP (Military Assistance Program) and IMET (International Military Education and Training), excess defense
articles, which are included for the particular fiscal year. All amounts given include the values of all categories of weapons and ammunition, military spare parts, military
construction, excess defense articles, military assistance and training programs, and all associated services. Statistics for foreign countries are based upon estimated selling
prices. All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million.
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Table 36. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier, 2002-2009
(in millions of constant U.S. dollars)
TOTAL

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2002-2009
United
States
12,037 13,109 13,594 13,219 13,396 13,003 12,239 14,383 104,979
Russia
4,447 5,077 6,434 3,704 6,508 5,379 6,040 3,700 41,289
France
1,853 2,901 6,551 3,030 1,844 2,426 1,638 1,200 21,443
United
Kingdom
6,177 8,220 3,744 4,153 5,207 2,109 2,252 2,200 34,061
China
1,112 967 1,053 1,235 1,410 2,215 2,150 1,800 11,941
Germany
1,482 3,022 2,340 2,132 2,603 3,059 3,890 2,800 21,328
Italy
741 484 234 1,122 325 844 614 600 4,964
Al
Other
European 3,830 4,956 2,925 3,479 4,013 4,430 4,811 4,700 33,144
Al
Others
3,582 2,901 3,744 3,367 2,386 3,270 3,071 3,700 26,021
TOTAL
35,261 41,635 40,618 35,441 37,694 36,735 36,704 35,083 299,171
Dol ar inflation
0.8095 0.8273 0.8548 0.891 0.9219 0.9481 0.9769 1

index:(2009=1)*
Source: U.S. Government
* Based on Department of Defense Price Deflator.
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Table 37. Arms Deliveries to the World, by Supplier 2002-2009
(expressed as a percent of total, by year)

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
United
States
34.14% 31.48% 33.47% 37.30% 35.54% 35.40% 33.34% 41.00%
Russia
12.61% 12.19% 15.84% 10.45% 17.27% 14.64% 16.45% 10.55%
France
5.26% 6.97% 16.13% 8.55% 4.89% 6.60% 4.46% 3.42%
United Kingdom
17.52%
19.74%
9.22%
11.72%
13.81%
5.74%
6.14%
6.27%
China
3.15% 2.32% 2.59% 3.48% 3.74% 6.03% 5.86% 5.13%
Germany
4.20% 7.26% 5.76% 6.02% 6.91% 8.33% 10.60% 7.98%
Italy
2.10% 1.16% 0.58% 3.17% 0.86% 2.30% 1.67% 1.71%
Al Other European
10.86%
11.90%
7.20%
9.82%
10.65%
12.06%
13.11%
13.40%
Al
Others
10.16% 6.97% 9.22% 9.50% 6.33% 8.90% 8.37% 10.55%
Major
West
European* 29.08% 35.13% 31.68% 29.45% 26.47% 22.97% 22.87% 19.38%]
TOTAL 100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Source: U.S. Government
* Major West European category includes France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy.


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Table 38. Arms Deliveries to the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2002-2005
1 United
States 43,987
2 United
Kingdom 18,700
3 Russia 16,600
4 France 12,200
5 Germany 7,600
6 Israel 3,800
7 China 3,700
8 Ukraine 2,900
9 Sweden 2,700
10 Canada 2,900
11 Italy 2,200
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2006-2009
1 United
States 51,017
2 Russia 20,700
3 Germany 11.900
4 United
Kingdom 11,200
5 China 7,300
6 France 6,800
7 Israel 4,400
8 Canada 3,800
9 Netherlands 2,300
10 Italy 2,300
11 Spain 2,300
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained
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Arms Deliveries to the World, 2002-2009: Leading Suppliers Compared (Continued)
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2002-2009
1 United
States 95,004
2 Russia 37,300
3 United
Kingdom 29,900
4 Germany 19,500
5 France 19,000
6 China

11,000
7 Israel 8,200
8 Canada 6,700
9 Sweden 6,600
10 Italy 4,500
11 Ukraine 3,800
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Table 39. Arms Deliveries to the World in 2009: Leading Suppliers Compared
(in millions of current U.S. dollars)
Rank
Supplier
Deliveries Value 2009
1 United
States 14,383
2 Russia 3,700
3 Germany 2,800
4 United
Kingdom 2,200
5 China 1,800
6 France 1,200
7 Sweden 1,200
8 Canada 1,200
9 Austria 700
10 Israel 600
11 Italy 600
Source: U. S. Government
Notes: All foreign data are rounded to the nearest $100 million. Where rounded data totals are the same, the
rank order is maintained.
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Description of Items Counted in
Weapons Categories, 2002-2009
Tanks and Self-propelled Guns: This category includes light, medium, and heavy tanks; self-
propelled artillery; self-propelled assault guns.
Artillery: This category includes field and air defense artillery, mortars, rocket launchers and
recoilless rifles—100 mm and over; FROG launchers—100mm and over.
Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Armored Cars: This category includes personnel
carriers, armored and amphibious; armored infantry fighting vehicles; armored reconnaissance
and command vehicles.
Major Surface Combatants: This category includes aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers,
frigates.
Minor Surface Combatants: This category includes minesweepers, subchasers, motor torpedo
boats, patrol craft, motor gunboats.
Submarines: This category includes all submarines, including midget submarines.
Guided Missile Patrol Boats: This category includes all boats in this class.
Supersonic Combat Aircraft: This category includes all fighter and bomber aircraft designed to
function operationally at speeds above Mach 1.
Subsonic Combat Aircraft: This category includes all fighter and bomber aircraft designed to
function operationally at speeds below Mach 1.
Other Aircraft: This category includes all other fixed-wing aircraft, including trainers,
transports, reconnaissance aircraft, and communications/utility aircraft.
Helicopters: This category includes all helicopters, including combat and transport.
Surface-to-air Missiles: This category includes all ground-based air defense missiles.
Surface-to-surface Missiles: This category includes all surface-surface missiles without regard
to range, such as Scuds and CSS-2s. It excludes all anti-tank missiles. It also excludes all anti-
ship missiles, which are counted in a separate listing.
Anti-ship Missiles: This category includes all missiles in this class such as the Harpoon,
Silkworm, Styx and Exocet.
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Regions Identified in Arms Transfer Tables and Charts
ASIA
NEAR EAST
EUROPE
Afghanistan
Algeria
Albania
Australia
Bahrain
Armenia
Bangladesh
Egypt
Austria
Brunei
Iran
Azerbaijan
Burma (Myanmar)
Iraq
Belarus
China
Israel
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Fiji
Jordan
Bulgaria
India
Kuwait
Belgium
Indonesia
Lebanon
Croatia
Japan
Libya
Czechoslovakia/
Cambodia
Morocco
Czech Republic
Kazakhstan
Oman
Cyprus
Kyrgyzstan
Qatar
Denmark
Laos
Saudi Arabia
Estonia
Malaysia
Syria
Finland
Nepal
Tunisia
France
New Zealand
United Arab Emirates
FYR/Macedonia
North Korea
Yemen
Georgia
Pakistan
Germany
Papua New Guinea
Greece
Philippines
Hungary
Pitcairn
Iceland
Singapore
Ireland
South Korea
Italy
Sri Lanka
Latvia
Taiwan
Liechtenstein
Tajikistan
Lithuania
Thailand
Luxembourg
Turkmenistan
Malta
Uzbekistan
Moldova
Vietnam
Netherlands
Norway

Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia/Serbia/Montenegro

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AFRICA
LATIN AMERICA
Angola
Antigua
Benin
Argentina
Botswana
Bahamas
Burkina Faso
Barbados
Burundi
Belize
Cameroon
Bermuda
Cape Verde
Bolivia
Central African Republic
Brazil
Chad
British Virgin Islands
Congo
Cayman Islands
Côte d’Ivoire
Chile
Djibouti
Colombia
Equatorial Guinea
Costa Rica
Ethiopia
Cuba
Gabon
Dominica
Gambia
Dominican Republic
Ghana
Ecuador
Guinea
El Salvador
Guinea-Bissau
French Guiana
Kenya
Grenada
Lesotho
Guadeloupe
Liberia
Guatemala
Madagascar
Guyana
Malawi
Haiti
Mali
Honduras
Mauritania
Jamaica
Mauritius
Martinique
Mozambique
Mexico
Namibia
Montserrat
Niger
Netherlands Antilles
Nigeria
Nicaragua
Réunion
Panama
Rwanda
Paraguay
Senegal
Peru
Seychelles
St. Kitts & Nevis
Sierra Leone
St. Lucia
Somalia
St. Pierre & Miquelon
South Africa
St. Vincent
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Trinidad
Tanzania
Turks & Caicos
Togo
Venezuela
Uganda
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe


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Author Contact Information

Richard F. Grimmett

Specialist in International Security
rgrimmett@crs.loc.gov, 7-7675


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