What is this report? BAE Systems, benefiting from global conflicts and threats of war, has seen recent unprecedented profit growth, highlighting the lucrative nature of the arms trade amidst global instability. This 2024 report – “How BAE Systems helped arm half the world” – from Action on Armed Violence investigates BAE Systems’ secretive client list spanning the previous decade, and scrutinises the ethical implications of arming countries with dubious human rights records and unstable political regimes.
| Country | Total incidents where these states are perpetrators of harm | Total number of civilians harmed where these states have been perpetrators of harm | Total number of incidents in populated areas where these states have been perpetrators of harm | Total number of civilians harmed in populated areas where these states have been perpetrators of harm |
| Afghanistan | 411 | 979 | 101 | 888 |
| Algeria | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Canada | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
| Colombia | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 22 | 63 | 7 | 59 |
| India | 316 | 1051 | 238 | 955 |
| Iraq | 356 | 2032 | 98 | 1995 |
| Israel | 1480 | 16281 | 1266 | 16056 |
| Jordan | 6 | 13 | 4 | 12 |
| Kenya | 22 | 141 | 11 | 133 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mali | 3 | 32 | 1 | 32 |
| Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 797 | 20 | 771 |
| Philippines | 32 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 872 | 11384 | 551 | 9698 |
| Somalia | 16 | 74 | 3 | 74 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 886 | 2217 | 514 | 1956 |
| Uganda | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 408 | 2282 | 308 | 2119 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 116 | 3 | 31 |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 23 | 2 | 20 |
| United States | 1331 | 6534 | 457 | 5923 |
| TOTAL | 6292 | 44103 | 3601 | 40791 |
Other sections
- How BAE Systems helped arm half the world (key findings)
- The extensive global reach of BAE Systems examined
- BAE Systems and human rights – a troubling relationship examined
- BAE Systems: corrupt clientele and historic dodgy deals?
- BAE Systems: arming UK’s human rights priority countries?
- BAE System: the arming of a coup?
- Are BAE Systems’ arms implicated in the use of explosive weapons in populated areas?
- BAE Systems global arms sales: recommendations and conclusion
- Annex A: BAE Systems sources
- Annex B: BAE Systems’ definite military relationships
- Annex C: BAE Systems’ reported military relationships
- Annex D: BAE Systems: reported explosive weapon use by states with definite relationships
- Annex E: BAE Systems: countries that have experienced coups, 2013-2023
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