Europe Remains Heavily Reliant on US Arms Exports, New Analysis Finds

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute found that U.S. arms transfers to Europe grew by 233 percent from 2020 to 2024.

155mm artillery shells sit in the production shop at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., on April 12, 2023. Hannah Beier/Getty Images

The United States grew its share in the global weapons trade while European nations increased their reliance on foreign arms imports between 2020 and 2024, according to the latest research by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published on March 10.

According to the SIPRI report, European arms imports rose by 155 percent in the four years between 2020 and 2024.