KYIV, November 12 . According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Ukraine exported main types of weapons in 2008, which were estimated at USD 233 million, and became the 14th country in the global rating of arms exporting countries.
In 2007, Ukraine was ranked seventh with USD 774 million worth of arms exports.
According to the SIPRI, the world’s top three arms exporters were the United States (USD 6.159 billion), Russia (USD 5.953 billion), and Germany (USD 2.837 billion).
In 2004-2008, Ukraine became the ninth arms exporter with USD 2.083 billion. The United States was first (USD 34.901 billion), Russia second (USD 28.563 billion), Germany third (USD 11.45 billion), and France fourth (USD 9.607 billion).