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Global Reported Arms Trade.
provides free access to information about the transfer of arms, imports
and exports, using data recorded in the UN Register of Conventional
Arms. Since its inception in 1991 the register has recorded data
relating to 170 states. Note that this only records transfers between UN
Member States Categories include small and conventional arms, military
expenditure.
It is possible to view reports by type of weapon and
nation from approximately 1992 onwards. Statistics are being added to
the site on a rolling basis not all are yet complete. On this topic
other useful databases are provided by Stockholm Institute. They also cover military expenditure and arms transfers
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