221 companies in Germany produced either weapons or ammunition in 2020. Consequently, Germany had the most robust arms manufacturing industry among all European Union (E-27) member states. Italy and France had the second and third most enterprises in the segment with 157 and 122 manufacturers respectively. Estonia and Lithuania ranked among the countries with the smallest weapons or ammunition manufacturing industry, while also being among the countries with the highest defense spending GDP share.
Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country
Characteristic
Number of enterprises
Germany
221
Italy
157
France
122
Czechia
98
Sweden
56
Austria
48
Poland
48
Spain
39
Norway
37
Greece
26
Finland
26
Denmark
17
Hungary
17
050100150200250
Add this content to your personal favorites. These can be accessed from the favorites menu in the main navigation.
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Structural business statistics (SBS) describes the structure, conduct and performance of economic activities, down to the most detailed activity level (several hundred economic sectors).
number of enterprises: a count of the number of enterprises active during at least a part of the reference period.
The data refers to section [SBS_NA_IND_R2] of the Eurostat Database Statistics under the code [C254].
Citation formats
Access all statistics starting from $2,388 USD yearly
*
Statista has been my savior on several occasions.
The site is easy to maneuver and the data is in a format that can
go right into a report or presentation.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Eurostat. (February 28, 2022). Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/
Eurostat. "Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/
Eurostat. (2022). Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/
Eurostat. "Number of Weapons & Ammunition Manufacturers in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/
Eurostat, Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/ (last visited April 23, 2025)
Number of weapons & ammunition manufacturers in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country [Graph], Eurostat, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293809/manufacturers-of-weapons-ammunition-in-the-european-union-eu-27-country/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
