From 9 March 2026 the freely available SIPRI Arms Transfers Database includes updated data on transfers of major arms for 1950–2025. Based on the new data, this fact sheet presents key trends in arms exports and arms imports, and highlights selected issues related to transfers of major arms.
The combined arms revenues of the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies (the SIPRI Top 100) increased by 5.9 per cent in 2024 to reach $679 billion, the highest level ever recorded by SIPRI. The total arms revenues of the Top 100 went up by 26 per cent over the decade 2015–24.
This SIPRI Fact Sheet examines recent developments and 10-year trends in multilateral peace operations, including data for 2024. The data replaces all multilateral peace operations data previously published by SIPRI.
This SIPRI Fact Sheet examines the regional and national military expenditure data for 2024 and trends over the decade 2015–24. The data, which replaces all military spending data previously published by SIPRI, comes from the updated SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
From 10 March 2025 the freely available SIPRI Arms Transfers Database includes updated data on transfers of major arms for 1950–2024. Based on the new data, this fact sheet presents global trends in arms exports and arms imports, and highlights selected issues related to transfers of major arms.
The combined arms revenues of the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies (the SIPRI Top 100) increased by 4.2 per cent in 2023 to reach $632 billion. The total arms revenues of the Top 100 grew by 19 per cent between 2015 and 2023.
This SIPRI Fact Sheet provides a summary of the results of a pilot study mapping the spread of NewSpace companies developing, testing, producing or marketing missile-related technology.
This SIPRI Fact Sheet highlights trends in military expenditure for 2023 and over the decade 2014–23.
Imports of major arms by states in Europe increased by 94 per cent between 2014–18 and 2019–23, while the global volume of international arms transfers decreased marginally, by 3.3 per cent. There were overall decreases in arms transfers to all other regions, but states in Asia and Oceania and the Middle East continued to import arms in much larger volumes than those in Europe. Nine of the 10 biggest arms importers in 2019–23, including the top 3 of India, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, were in Asia and Oceania or the Middle East.
The combined arms revenue of the world’s largest arms-producing and military services companies (the SIPRI Top 100) was $597 billion in 2022. This represents a 3.5 per cent decrease in their arms revenue from 2021 in real terms. This fact sheet lists the SIPRI Top 100 for 2022 from the updated SIPRI Arms Industry Database and describes the trends in international arms revenue that are revealed by the new data.