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. 2002 Dec 21;325(7378):1457–1461. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7378.1457

Table 1.

 Worldwide deliveries of major conventional weapons 1997-2000, with proportions to developing countries* (countries ranked by size of trade)w16

Country
Trade (millions of constant (2000) US dollars)
Percentage of total arms exports going to developing countries*
United States 68 040 65.5
United Kingdom 21 833 86.5
France 18 797 87.7
Russia 11 887 78.3
Germany  5 568 30.0
China  2 537 95.8
Italy  1 586 67.4
All other European countries 12 991 68.4
All other countries  7 884 36.1
Total 151 123 70.2
*

Defined as all countries except United States, Russia, European countries, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.