ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s arms imports have reduced significantly during thelast five years.
Pakistan Arms imports decreased by 40 per cent between 2009-13 and 2014-18.
US arms exports to Pakistan fell by 81 per cent between 2009-13 and2014-18, it said.
Pakistan has instead turned to other suppliers. For example, in 2018 itordered 4 frigates and 30 combat helicopters from Turkey, it added.
The decrease in India’s arms import is significant given that the volume ofinternational transfers of major arms in 2014-18 was 7.8 per cent higherthan in 2009-13 and 23 per cent higher than in 2004-2008.
The five largest exporters in 2014-18 were the United States, Russia,France, Germany and China. The five largest importers were Saudi Arabia,India, Egypt, Australia and Algeria.
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The US was the top arms exporter in 2014-18 and 2009-13. Its exports ofmajor arms grew by 29 per cent between the two periods and its share oftotal global exports rose from 30 per cent to 36 per cent.
As a result, the gap between the USA and Russia – the second largestexporter – continued to widen.
In 2009-13, US exports of major arms were 12 per cent higher than those ofRussia, whereas in 2014-18 they were 75 per cent higher.
