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 ازدهار صناعة الأسلحة على الرغم من وباء كوفيد infographic
Graphic shows selected data on the world’s largest weapons companies.
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ازدهار صناعة الأسلحة على الرغم من وباء كوفيد

By Jordi Bou

December 6, 2021 - بلغ إجمالي مبيعات الأسلحة والخدمات العسكرية من قبل أكبر 100 شركة أسلحة 531 مليار دولار في العام 2020، بزيادة 1.3 في المائة عن العام 2019، وفقاً لمعهد ستوكهولم الدولي لبحوث السلام.

Taken together, the arms sales of the 41 companies in the top 100 based in the United States increased by 1.9 per cent to $285 billion. These U.S. companies accounted for 54 per cent of the top 100’s total arms sales in 2020.

Accounting for 13% of the total, the arms sales of five Chinese companies included in the top 100 rose 1.5% to $66.8 billion in the same period.

Chinese firms were behind the U.S. companies and ahead of companies from the United Kingdom, which made up the third-largest share.

The 26 European arms companies in the top 100, meanwhile jointly accounted for 21% of total arms sales, or $109 billion.

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PUBLISHED: 06/12/2021; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom
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