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2.2 Russia second biggest arms exporter in the world
Russia is in second place among the world's largest arms exporters behind the US and ahead of France, Germany and China in 2018, a report released on March 11 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows.
The top five countries accounting for 75% of the total volume of arms exports in 2014–18, but the gap between Russia and the US increased. US exports of major arms were 75% higher than Russia’s in 2014–18, while they were only 12% higher in 2009–13. US arms exports were up by 29% in 2014–18 with 52% of US arms exports going to the Middle East in 2014–18.
In the meantime arms exports by Russia decreased by 17% between 2009–13 and 2014–18, "in particular due to the reduction in arms imports by India and Venezuela," the report claims.
Venezuelan arms imports fell by 83% between 2009–13 and 2014–18. "India has ordered a large number of major arms from foreign suppliers; however, deliveries are severely delayed in many cases," according to Siemon T.
10 RUSSIA Country Report April 2019 www.intellinews.com
