Top arms dealers increase sales in 2019
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Sales of arms and military services by the top 25 weapons companies totalled $361 billion in 2019, 8.5 percent more than in 2018, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
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WORLD’S LARGEST ARMS PRODUCERS, 2019: Arms sales in US$ billions 

United States 
China 
Western Europe 
Russia
 
Lockheed Martin Corp. 53.2
Boeing 33.6
Northrop Grumman Corp. 29.2
Raytheon 25.3
General Dynamics Corp. 24.5
AVIC 22.5
BAE Systems 22.2
CETC 15.1
NORINCO 14.5
L3Harris 13.9
UTC 13.1
Leonardo 11.1
Airbus 11.0
Thales 9.5
Almaz-Antey 9.4

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SHARE OF SALES BY TOP 25 COMPANIES By country where firms are based (%)

United States 61.3
China 15.7
UK 7.5
France: 4.2
Russia: 3.8 
Italy 3.1
Trans-European 3.1 
UAE 1.3

Total arms sales $361 billion

AVIC = Aviation Industry Corp. of China, CETC = China Electronics Technology Group Corp. 
NORINCO = China North Industries Group Corp., UTC = United Technologies Corp.
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Source: SIPRI Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS