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The Arms Industry

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In a world marked by détente since the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, military spending has often been considered an adjustment variable in Western government budgets. SIPRI data shows that it has fallen on average as a percentage of GDP from over 4% over the period 1960 / 1986 to... 2.15% in 2018. However, the remilitarization of some regions has already contributed to bringing this percentage up from its low point. The return of international tensions, for example between China and the United States or Russia and the rest of Europe, marks a new turn in military spending.

The nationalist awakening of the former great empires - we are referring here to Russia and China - has been accompanied by substantial investments by these countries. In 2020, Russia devoted 4.3% of its GDP to military spending. China only 1.7%, but on a much larger GDP basis. Among the "Western" nations, only the United States (3.7%) and Israel (5.6%) are in the same situation. While relative spending declined until 2018, real spending in current dollars only increased, as the rapid growth in wealth over the past fifty years has made each point of GDP more valuable. Military spending was $700 billion in 1991 when the Soviet Union fell. Last year, it amounted to $1,929 billion. The thematic list below aims to capture the returns of publicly traded companies in the arms industry and defense at large.

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Industrials
Other Shipbuilding
6.65B +164.65%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
121B +93.36%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
21.96B +10.31%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
31.65B +84.19%
Technology
Other Software
433B +140.33%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
9.68B +183.96%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
33.03B +31.89%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
27.9B +110.91%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
18.17B +82.34%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
24.53B +37.83%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
20.19B +163.45%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
21.41B -2.27%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
33.02B +2.60%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.6B +131.97%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
23.89B +29.68%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
20.08B +53.46%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
181B +27.69%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.71B +133.64%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
66.39B +47.06%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
76.79B +74.62%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
37.74B +31.32%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
31.26B +174.12%
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Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
142B +39.37%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
783M +83.81%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
13.15B +47.42%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
11.95B +61.18%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
610M +91.62%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
3.27B +34.95%
Technology
Other Electronic Equipment & Parts
4.52B +58.87%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
90.98B +28.02%
Industrials
Other Business Support Services
3.41B +71.45%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.53B +20.64%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
16.26B +59.68%
Industrials
Satellite Design & Manufacture
53.57B +63.22%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
19.65B +75.75%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
701M +22.25%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
81.64B +154.39%
Industrials
Industrial Machinery
1.63B +398.85%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
656M +7.29%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
43.48B -7.30%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
105B -6.94%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
14.71B +9.13%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
78.35B +16.98%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
4.54B -9.99%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
3.03B -20.82%
Industrials
Other Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
5.78B +100.43%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.73B +47.03%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
1.3B -3.45%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
5.63B -23.53%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
229B +47.86%
Industrials
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
7.1B -27.75%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
52.09B +32.44%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.66B +141.12%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
7.03B +93.44%
Technology
Other IT Services & Consulting
10.68B -31.62%
Industrials
Arms & Ammunitions Manufacturing
1.95B +7.77%
Basic Materials
Other Steel
6.83B +145.40%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
75.85B +6.28%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
13.84B +80.90%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
1.03B +18.05%
Technology
Other Semiconductors
1.29B -13.86%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
12.92B +189.99%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
2.96B +1.93%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
6.1B +22.17%
Industrials
Satellite Design & Manufacture
9.2B +100.58%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
2.2B +14.12%
Industrials
Military Aircraft Manufacturing
22.8B +12.09%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
153B +14.06%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
1.09B +69.61%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.57B +15.94%
Industrials
Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
4.1B -8.32%
Industrials
Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
2.03B +82.61%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
4.24B +68.05%
Industrials
Other Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
1.39B +9.29%
Industrials
Other Aerospace & Defense
1.64B +101.61%

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