Report: Saudi Arabia tops the list of arms importers for the year 2019

A report of the Russian Center for the Analysis of Global Arms Trade showed that the value of weapons on the world market in 2019 amounted to $ 92.041 billion.

A report of the Russian Center for the Analysis of Global Arms Trade showed that the value of weapons on the world market in 2019 amounted to $ 92.041 billion.

The report showed that Saudi Arabia topped the arms importers’ ranking in 2019 when it bought $ 13.44 billion in the world arms market.

India ranked second – 8.557 billion dollars, followed by Qatar, Australia and South Korea.

According to the center, the United States remains the number one arms exporter, with exports in 2019 valued at $ 38.777 billion.

While Russia ranks second in arms exports, valued at $ 14.144 billion for the past year.

The Russian Center’s report indicated that arms exports around the world peaked during the year 2019.