UK Defence and Security Export Statistics from Voluntary Industry Survey

UK defence export performance data is based on information provided by hundreds of UK companies to UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation (UKTI DSO) via a voluntary survey. Security sector data is compiled by KMatrix and includes sales and exports of security equipment and services. This information is used to understand the shape of, and trends in, the global export market.

Use Cases

• Analyze UK defence export performance trends based on voluntary survey data
• Compare global defence export contracts based on open-source reporting
• Model the security equipment and services market based on compiled sales data

Strengths

• Data is sourced from hundreds of UK companies, suggesting broad industry coverage
• Security sector data is compiled by a specialized contractor (KMatrix), indicating structured collection

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation (UKTI DSO)

Collection Method

Voluntary survey of UK companies complemented by open-source reporting of other countries' contracts; security data compiled by KMatrix

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:21.736554; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom, with global context from open-source reporting