Editor's Foreword

470 The MiliTary BalanCe 2010
Table 46 Arms Deliveries to Middle East and North Africa, by Supplier
(current US$m)
Major West all other
2001–2004 US russia China european* european Others Total
algeria 300 100 100 100 600
Bahrain 300 300
egypt 5,000 200 400 100 100 5,800
iran 100 100 100 300 600
iraq 100 100
israel 3,500 100 3,600
Jordan 300 100 100 100 600
Kuwait 800 100 200 200 1,300
lebanon -
libya 100 100 200 400
Morocco 200 200
Oman 200 200
Qatar -
Saudi arabia 4,300 15,900 2,400 22,600
Syria 200 100 100 400
Tunisia -
Uae 300 300 5,700 300 100 6,700
yemen 400 100 100 200 100 900
2004–2007
algeria 1,400 100 1,500
Bahrain 300 100 400
egypt 4,800 100 500 400 5,800
iran 500 100 100 700
iraq 900 100 200 100 1,300
israel 5,600 100 5,700
Jordan 800 100 100 200 1,200
Kuwait 1,600 1,600
lebanon -
libya 200 100 300
Morocco 100 100 100 300
Oman 700 100 800
Qatar -
Saudi arabia 4,400 400 6,500 11,300
Syria 1,000 400 1,400
Tunisia -
Uae 600 200 1,100 300 2,200
yemen 200 100 100 100 500
* Major West European includes UK, Germany, France, Italy
All data rounded to nearest $100m
Source: Richard F. Grimmett, Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations 2001–2008
(Washington DC: Congressional Research Service)