{ "id": "RL33051", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL33051", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 307527, "date": "2005-08-29", "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:33:12.625029", "title": "Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1997-2004", "summary": "This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms\ntransfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight\ncalendar years. Some general data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers, but the\nprincipal focus is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing\nworld.\n \n Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons\nsuppliers. During the years 1997-2004, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing\nnations comprised 62.7% of all such agreements worldwide. More recently, arms transfer\nagreements with developing nations constituted 57.3% of all such agreements globally from\n2001-2004, and 58.9% of these agreements in 2004.\n \n The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2004 was nearly\n$21.8\nbillion. This was a substantial increase over 2003, and the highest total, in real terms, since 2000. \nIn 2004, the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was nearly $22.5 billion, the\nhighest\ntotal in these deliveries values since 2000 (in constant 2004 dollars).\n \n Recently, from 2001-2004, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in\nthe developing world, with the United States ranking first and Russia second each of the last four\nyears in the value of arms transfer agreements . From 2001-2004, the United States made\n$29.8\nbillion in arms transfer agreements with developing nations, in constant 2004 dollars, 39.9%\nof all\nsuch agreements. Russia, the second leading supplier during this period, made $21.7 billion in arms\ntransfer agreements, or 29.1%.\n \n In 2004, the United States ranked first in arms transfer agreements with developing\nnations with\nnearly $6.9 billion or 31.6% of these agreements. Russia was second with $5.9 billion or 27.1% of\nsuch agreements. In 2004, the United States ranked first in the value of arms deliveries to\ndeveloping\nnations at nearly $9.6 billion, or 42.6% of all such deliveries. Russia ranked second at $4.5 billion\nor 20% of such deliveries. France ranked third at $4.2 billion or 18.7% of such deliveries.\n \n During the 2001-2004 period, China ranked first among developing nations purchasers in the\nvalue of arms transfer agreements , concluding $10.4 billion in such agreements. India ranked\nsecond\nat $7.9 billion. Egypt ranked third at $6.5 billion. In 2004, India ranked first in the value of arms\ntransfer agreements among all developing nations weapons purchasers, concluding $5.7\nbillion in\nsuch agreements. Saudi Arabia ranked second with $2.9 billion in such agreements. China ranked\nthird with $2.2 billion.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33051", "sha1": "f6a795003f84db4672f3739589f02e39258ae3ab", "filename": "files/20050829_RL33051_f6a795003f84db4672f3739589f02e39258ae3ab.pdf", "images": null }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20050829_RL33051_f6a795003f84db4672f3739589f02e39258ae3ab.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "Foreign Affairs", "National Defense" ] }