According to the British magazine The Economist, as much as 10 percent of the $25 billion spent every year in international arms trade serves to bribe potential customers.
द इकॉनॉमिस्ट या ब्रिटिश मासिकानुसार, दर वर्षी शस्त्रांच्या व्यापारावर २५,००० कोटी डॉलर खर्च होतात.