# Arms and ammunition (HS2 93) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Arms and ammunition at HS2 93, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The arms and ammunition sector recorded $31.3B in reported global trade in 2024, with +18.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $31.3B |
| Latest annual change | +18.5% |
| Active exporters | 164 |
| Active importers | 194 |
| Active HS6 products | 18 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $5.1B | 2,955 | 18 |
| 1996 | $5.2B | 2,980 | 18 |
| 1997 | $5.1B | 2,839 | 18 |
| 1998 | $5.4B | 2,978 | 18 |
| 1999 | $5.4B | 3,076 | 18 |
| 2000 | $5.0B | 3,434 | 18 |
| 2001 | $4.6B | 3,443 | 18 |
| 2002 | $5.1B | 3,502 | 18 |
| 2003 | $5.4B | 3,523 | 18 |
| 2004 | $6.6B | 3,635 | 18 |
| 2005 | $7.1B | 3,646 | 18 |
| 2006 | $8.2B | 3,945 | 18 |
| 2007 | $9.4B | 3,864 | 18 |
| 2008 | $11.0B | 3,923 | 18 |
| 2009 | $11.6B | 4,087 | 18 |
| 2010 | $13.2B | 4,085 | 18 |
| 2011 | $14.7B | 4,505 | 18 |
| 2012 | $15.7B | 4,391 | 18 |
| 2013 | $16.9B | 4,352 | 18 |
| 2014 | $13.5B | 4,444 | 18 |
| 2015 | $16.0B | 4,669 | 18 |
| 2016 | $15.5B | 4,515 | 18 |
| 2017 | $15.3B | 4,681 | 18 |
| 2018 | $14.9B | 4,769 | 18 |
| 2019 | $17.4B | 4,587 | 18 |
| 2020 | $14.9B | 4,133 | 18 |
| 2021 | $17.7B | 4,466 | 18 |
| 2022 | $20.5B | 4,527 | 18 |
| 2023 | $24.0B | 4,607 | 18 |
| 2024 | $31.3B | 4,580 | 18 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Rapid growth
- Three-year CAGR: +20.9%
- Five-year CAGR: +12.5%
- Historical peak: $31.3B in 2,024
- Positive-growth years: 86.2%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 1,588.1
- Importer concentration HHI: 1,573.4
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.5

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Bulgaria | Poland | $1.6B | +414.8% | 9 | 1,074 km | Yes |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | Poland | $1.4B | +215.1% | 12 | 7,760 km | Yes |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Israel | $1.3B | +75.7% | 17 | 9,135 km | Yes |
| 4 | Poland | Ukraine | $1.1B | +297.5% | 15 | 691 km | Yes |
| 5 | Slovakia | Czechia | $920.4M | +210.7% | 16 | 291 km | Yes |
| 6 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Japan | $734.5M | +24.3% | 17 | 10,872 km | No |
| 7 | Turkey | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $577.8M | -3.5% | 18 | 8,087 km | No |
| 8 | Romania | Ukraine | $524.1M | +0% | 7 | 746 km | No |
| 9 | United Kingdom | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $495.5M | +16.5% | 18 | 5,585 km | No |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | United Arab Emirates | $466.5M | +15.8% | 17 | 11,024 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.1B | 160 | 18 |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | $2.4B | 85 | 18 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | $2.3B | 51 | 18 |
| 4 | Turkey | $2.3B | 152 | 18 |
| 5 | Italy | $2.1B | 131 | 18 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $1.6B | 125 | 18 |
| 7 | Germany | $1.2B | 137 | 18 |
| 8 | Israel | $1.2B | 78 | 18 |
| 9 | Poland | $1.2B | 82 | 18 |
| 10 | Slovakia | $1.2B | 67 | 18 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $5.2B | 90 | 18 |
| 2 | Poland | $3.9B | 66 | 18 |
| 3 | Ukraine | $2.4B | 43 | 18 |
| 4 | Czechia | $2.0B | 66 | 18 |
| 5 | Israel | $1.4B | 48 | 18 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | $905.2M | 65 | 18 |
| 7 | Qatar | $873.0M | 43 | 18 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $849.7M | 35 | 18 |
| 9 | Slovakia | $846.2M | 51 | 18 |
| 10 | Japan | $796.1M | 39 | 18 |

## HS6 products

- Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading no. 9307 (HS6 930100)
- Military weapons: artillery weapons (e.g. guns, howitzers, and mortars) (HS6 930110)
- Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading 9307: artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars), self propelled (HS6 930111)
- Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading 9307: artillery weapons (for example, guns, howitzers and mortars), not self propelled (HS6 930119)
- Military weapons: rocket launchers, flame-throwers, grenade launchers, torpedo tubes and similar projectors (HS6 930120)
- Military weapons: other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading 9307: other weapons not elsewhere included in heading 9301 (HS6 930190)
- Revolvers and pistols: other than those of heading no. 9303 or 9304 (HS6 930200)
- Firearms: muzzle-loading (HS6 930310)
- Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles (HS6 930320)
- Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles n.e.s. in heading no. 9303 (HS6 930330)
- Firearms: n.e.s. in heading no. 9303 (HS6 930390)
- Firearms: (eg spring, air or gas guns and pistols, truncheons), excluding those of heading no. 9307 (HS6 930400)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of revolvers or pistols (HS6 930510)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotguns or rifles of heading 9303 (HS6 930520)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotgun barrels (HS6 930521)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of shotguns or rifles of heading no. 9303, other than shotgun barrels (HS6 930529)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of articles of heading no. 9301 to 9304, other than of revolvers or pistols or of shotguns or rifles of heading no. 9303 (HS6 930590)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of military weapons of heading 9301 (HS6 930591)
- Firearms: parts and accessories, of firearms other than the military weapons of heading 9301 (HS6 930599)
- Ammunition: cartridges for riveting or similar tools or for captive-bolt humane killers and parts thereof (HS6 930610)
- Ammunition: shotgun cartridges (HS6 930621)
- Ammunition: parts of shotgun cartridges (HS6 930629)
- Ammunition: cartridges and parts thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 9306 (HS6 930630)
- Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 (HS6 930690)
- Arms: swords, cutlasses, bayonets, lances and the like, parts thereof and scabbards and sheaths therefor (HS6 930700)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
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