European Parliamentary Research Service By / February 25, 2013

Main destination countries of EU arms exports

Main destination countries of EU arms exports

Main destination countries of EU arms exports

In 2011, intra-EU transfers accounted for 38.6% of the total value of EU export licences (€14.50 billion), with France being the main recipient (€4.25 billion, or 11.3% of EU exports). The main extra-EU destination was the Middle East, followed by North America and South Asia. The largest country recipients of EU exports were Saudi Arabia (€4.20 billion, 11.2%), the United States (€3.20 billion, 8.5%) and the United Arab Emirates (€1.90 billion, 5.07%).

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