The New Dark Age

Monday, 17 March 2025 — Geopolitical Economy

The US is the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of the world’s weapons exports from 2020 to 2024. The US transferred seven times more than China, and five times more than Russia.

Ben Norton

The United States is by far the biggest arms dealer on Earth, responsible for 43% of all weapons exports from 2020 to 2024.

The US transferred 7.3 times more weapons than China, and 5.5 times more than Russia.

In fact, Russia’s global arms exports declined by 64% from 2020 to 2024, and China’s fell by 5.4%, whereas those of the US grew by 21%.

There were also large increases in weapons exports during this five-year period in Italy (+138%), Spain (+29%), France (+11%), and South Korea (+4.9%).

This is according to data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).