Share of global arms exports

SIPRI, five-year periods. Russia lost 14 points of market share. China gained one tenth of a point.

2016–202021–25

United States

36% then 42%+6.0 pts

France

9.8% in 2021–25exports +21%

Russia

21% then 6.8%-14.2 pts

Germany

5.7% in 2021–25overtook China

China

5.5% then 5.6%+0.1 pts

Israel

3.1% then 4.4%+1.3 pts

United Kingdom

3.4% in 2021–25passed by Israel

Source: SIPRI, Trends in International Arms Transfers 2025, published 9 March 2026. Figures are shares of the global volume of major arms transfers, not financial value. Blank grey bars indicate SIPRI did not publish a directly comparable 2016–20 share for that supplier in this release. Chart: Afterburner, MiGFlug’s Magazine.