Italy ranks first in arms sales in the EU. This is what the report from Sipri, an independent international institute in Stockholm, reveals daily event. Over the last five years (2019-2023), Italy has sold 86% more weapons than between 2014 and 2018. The best market for Italian exports is the Middle East: Egypt is among the most important buyers. Five countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom and Israel, recorded declines. Around 55% of European states' arms imports came from the United States, up from 35% in the previous five years.
The comparison
Washington, which increased its turnover by 17%, covers 42% of the market. “The United States has strengthened its global role as an arms supplier – an important aspect of its foreign policy – by exporting more weapons to more countries than in the past,” 107 states, Mathew said. George of Sipri. The Russian invasion of Ukraine inevitably led to an increase in arms imports and exports. kyiv, according to the report's data, is the largest European arms importer between 2019 and 2023 and the fourth largest in the world after at least 30 states supplied armaments for the war effort against Moscow starting in February 2022 .
The Russian invasion of Ukraine
Poland emptied its arsenals to support kyiv, and to replace these weapons it increased its imports by more than 1,000%. While Russia has halved its exports (-53%) due, in all likelihood, to sanctions. But India is the world's largest arms importer. During the five-year period 2019-2023, it purchased approximately 10% of all weapons from producing countries. Followed by Saudi Arabia (8.4%) and Qatar (4.9%).
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