Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 2004-2011

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By Richard F. Grimmett (au)
Year: 2012
Pages: 90
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-3851-4

Product Code: 1457838516

Description

This report is prepared annually to provide official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the U.S. and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar years for use in its policy oversight functions. 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 2004-2011, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 68.6% of all such agreements worldwide. More recently, arms transfer agreements with developing nations constituted 79.2% of all such agreements globally from 2008-2011, and 83.9% of these agreements in 2011. The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2011 was over $71.5 billion, a substantial increase from $32.7 billion in 2010. In 2011, the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was $28 billion, the highest total in these deliveries values since 2004. Recently, from 2008 to 2011, the U.S. and Russia have dominated the arms market in the developing world. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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