The latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on arms exports reveals significant shifts in the recipients, reflecting major geopolitical shifts.
Ukrainian soldiers fire from a Leopard 1A5 tank during a drill in Zaporizhzhia on February 5.
According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI - Sweden) cited by DW on March 10, Ukraine is the world's largest recipient of heavy weapons during the period 2020-2024.
The number of weapons imported by Ukraine has increased nearly 100 times compared to the period 2015-2019. Thirty-five countries supplied weapons to Ukraine during the 2020-2024 period, accounting for approximately 8.8% of total global exports, with the US accounting for 45%, followed by Germany (12%) and Poland (11%).
During the same period, arms imports from other European countries increased by 155%, due to the impact of Russia's military operation in Ukraine. According to researchers at SIPRI, this increase was also attributed to the unpredictability of the direction of US foreign policy.
The United States remains the world's largest arms exporter, supplying 107 countries. "The U.S. is in a unique position in arms exports. With 43%, its share of global arms exports is more than four times that of the second-largest exporter, France," according to Mathew George, one of the report's authors.
Conversely, Russian arms exports declined in 2021 and 2022, reaching their lowest levels in two decades.
Arms imports by Middle Eastern countries decreased by 20% between 2020 and 2024 compared to the period of 2015-2019.
However, four of the top ten arms importers from 2020-2024 are Gulf countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Kuwait.
Among the top 10 importing countries are four countries in the Asia-Oceania region: India, Pakistan, Japan, and Australia.
The report indicates that Israel's imports have changed little from 2015-2024 because the country primarily uses weapons it has already received, mostly from the United States.
China's arms imports have fallen by nearly two-thirds in the past five years, increasingly being replaced by domestic technology, according to a report cited by the South China Morning Post .
Previously, a SIPRI report in December 2024 showed that the revenue of the world's 100 largest arms manufacturers increased by 4.2% to approximately $632 billion in 2023 alone.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nuoc-nao-nhan-vu-khi-hang-nang-nhieu-nhat-the-gioi-185250310101904334.htm
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