Supplier shares of global major-arms exports, 2021–25.
Global major-arms exporter concentration is measured by supplier share of total major-arms exports over 2021–25. The rows rank the top five supplier states and use global major-arms exports as the denominator. The United States led with 42% of global exports, more than seven times China’s fifth-place share of 5.6%. The top two suppliers accounted for 51.8% and the top five for 69.9% of global major-arms exports.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 42% | 2021-2025 |
| 2 | France | 9.8% | 2021-2025 |
| 3 | Russia | 6.8% | 2021-2025 |
| 4 | Germany | 5.7% | 2021-2025 |
| 5 | China | 5.6% | 2021-2025 |
Source 1: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Publisher: SIPRI
Dataset/table: Arms Transfers Database
Units: percent share of SIPRI major-arms transfer volume
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Supports the top supplier shares of global major-arms exports in 2021-25.
Source 2: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Publisher: SIPRI
Dataset/table: Arms Transfers Database
Units: method notes
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Explains SIPRI trend-indicator values, coverage of major weapons and why TIVs are not financial values.
Source 3: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Publisher: SIPRI
Dataset/table: Arms Transfers Database
Units: publication metadata
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Confirms the publication date and that the database was updated for 1950-2025 transfers.
SIPRI major-arms shares are based on trend-indicator values rather than financial export values. Published shares are rounded.
Rows use SIPRI top exporter shares for 2021–25. Top-2 and top-5 concentration metrics sum the displayed global-share rows, and the multiple compares the first and fifth rows.
Rows use the same SIPRI fact sheet, same 2021–25 period and same share-of-global-exports unit.
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