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South Africa possesses the largest defence sector in Africa and local manufacturers - a growing number of which are entering into international product development partnerships - export items such as armoured vehicles artillery and defence electronics to a wide range of countries across the world. Domestic demand for defence equipment remains strong driven by Pretoria's continued commitment to regional peacekeeping as well a s the high levels of crime and social instability in the country which necessitate a broad military presence internally and along borders. Despite this however South African defen ce expenditure remains limited as the government budget continues to focus mainly on social and economic development - leaving military spend as a percentage of GDP at just over 1 % .
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In 2015 Pretoria has committed to another year of military support to the DRC agreed to cover the first standby period for the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC) force and continue its counter-piracy patrol off the East African coast (albeit without support from the air force). The SANDF will need to maintain its border security presence in the face of heightened levels of transnational crime and illegal immigration while at the same time be prepared to deal with any escalation in violence caused by social instability. Despite these factors however the defence allocation in the 2015 national budget represents another year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in real terms illustrating the government's continued reluctance to increase sector spending as a percentage of the total. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) widely criticised for poor service delivery has lost support from large sections of the electorate in recent quarters and major budget increases for the military would prove unpopular with many voters - not least because of the corruption allegations that have historically surrounded ARMSCOR...
The South Africa Defence & Security Report features BMI Research's independent forecasts for national and international security the defence industry military expenditure employment in arms production and arms imports and exports as well as examining industry trends and prospects national and multinational arms producers and the regulatory environment.
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* Defence Expenditure: Defence expenditure (local currency and USDbn); defence expenditure (% of total budget); defence expenditure per capita (USD); defence budget (local currency and USDbn).
* Armed Forces (to 2012): Manpower available for military service manpower fit for militaryservice army personnel navy personnelair force personnel total armed forces (‘000) (% population).
* Arms Trade: Arms and ammunition exports and imports (USDmn); bombs grenades and missiles exports and imports (USDmn); revolver and pistol exports and imports (USDmn); weapons excluding guns and swords exports and imports (USDmn).
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Armed Forces Spending/ Expenditure
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