The graphic depicts the trend of global military expenditures between 1990 to 2013, as well as detailed information for the year 2013 for the top 10 countries. The absolute figures of these top 10 are compared with their value as share of gross domestic product and with health expenditures.

This graph represents a comparison of the highest arms exports values and military expenditures worldwide for 2015. Arms exports (blue) and military expenditures (red) are in billions of US dollars. The topmost bar showing exports and expenditures worldwide serves as a reference (100%) for the percentages of individual countries.

The illustration compares the recipient regions of German arms export. The export value as well as the share of total arms exports in 2013 per region are included.

The graph shows German arms export licenses for 2006 to 2015 for the ten countries that received the most weapons in monetary terms. The horizontal axis shows the recipient countries; the vertical axis the total of arms in billions of euro. The red bar shows the sum of 2006 to 2014 while the blue part singles out arms export licenses in 2015.

The chart illustrates annual German arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa as a share of the total German arms exports for 2009 to 2013. Each tank equals one percent.

The graphic compares the fourteen countries of the Middle East in regard to their militarization and the volume of received German arms exports in 2013. The countries are ranked according to their position in the Global Militarization Index (GMI), a yellow bar marks the volume in millions of euro.

This figure shows the share of arms export licenses in the German gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015. The large square shows the entire GDP while the small square on the right-hand side shows the magnified share of arms in GDP in billions of euro The square in the magnifying glass shows the original ratio of GDP to armaments.

The map of the world shows the level of militarization of a country in 2016 based on the BICC Global Militarization Index (GMI). The darker the colour of a country, the higher its militarization. For countries coloured in grey, no data were available for 2015. The table below the map shows the ten highest militarized countries worldwide.