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UK defence and security export figures

Statistics for UK defence and security exports published by the Department for International Trade Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO).

Published 18 May 2018
Last updated 31 July 2018 — see all updates

• From: Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation

Data provided by UK companies to DIT DSO is the source for UK defence export information. Open source reporting is the basis for rest of the world data.

Annual defence statistics include:

• UK defence exports by sales based on new orders
• estimated data for global defence imports and exports based on new orders or contracts signed

Security export data is supplied to DIT DSO under contract. It’s based on sales of security equipment and services. Frost and Sullivan currently compile and supply the data. KMatrix provided the data for the 2013 to 2015 reports.

Annual security statistics include:

• actual and forecast UK security exports by sales
• UK security exports by region and capability by sales
• actual and forecast UK cyber security exports by sales
• actual and forecast global and regional security exports by sales

Documents

1. Defence and Security Exports for 2017
   • 7 January 2019
   • Official Statistics
2. UK defence and security export figures 2016
   • 24 October 2017
   • Official Statistics
3. UK defence and security export figures 2015
   • 16 March 2017
   • Official Statistics
4. UK defence and security export figures 2014
   • 8 June 2016
   • Official Statistics
5. UK defence and security export figures 2013
   • 8 July 2014
   • Official Statistics

Published 18 May 2018
Last updated 31 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 31 July 2018 Added 2017 statistics.
2. 18 May 2018 First published.