United States Weapon Sales - Top Countries 1954-2021

In this video the top recipients of weapons from the United States are displayed. To get smooth transitions, rolling averages (window of 5 years) have been calculated. Duplicated countries (in case of multiple factions in a civil war) are summed together.

Data:
- SIPRI arms transfer database

Software used:
- Python: package bar-chart-race
- PowerDirector

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