Military > Arms trade > Arms imports, top countries: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Compares the world's largest arms importers, in millions of US Dollars. Data corresponds to the year 2010, and was compiled by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), a think tank dedicated to the research of conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament in the world, with presence in Stockholm, Beijing and Washington DC. For more comprehensive statistics, visit the intitute's databases section.
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Interesting observations about Military > Arms trade > Arms imports, top countries
- India has had the highest arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2009.
- Indonesia has ranked last for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2009.
- Norway has ranked second last for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2009.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 5 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2005.
- United States has ranked in the top 9 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2000.
- Singapore has ranked in the top 5 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2008.
- Saudi Arabia has ranked in the top 6 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2008.
- Greece has ranked in the top 10 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2000.
- China has ranked in the top 13 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2000.
- Turkey has ranked in the top 12 for arms trade > arms imports, top countries since 2000.
