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SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2012 29
AFRICA
Saab’s position
Saab has operations mainly in South Africa,
but also has smaller operations in other
countries on the continent. Today we have
approximately 800employees in Africa. Or-
ders increased by 10per cent year on year in
2012. Sales decreased by 25 per cent.
Market trends
In 2011 the African continent accounted for
approximately 1.9 per cent of total global
defence spending. This is slightly more than
in 2010.
Spending on both defence and civil security
are expected to increase in coming years.
ASIA, MIDDLE EAST AND AUSTRALIA
Saab’s position
India and Thailand are major markets for
Saab in this region. For many years, Saab
has also maintained operations in Australia,
with local presence, particularly in control and
command systems, and we are expanding in
trafc management systems and security. In
total, we currently have approximately
400 employees in Australia. Parts of the
Asian market are not accessible to Saab for
political reasons. In 2012 orders decreased
by 33 per cent year on year. We received an
order from Thailand for an upgrade of the
combat management systems in two frigates,
and an additional contract for Carl-Gustaf
from Australia. Sales decreased by approxi-
mately 3 per cent.
Market trends
The entire region is expected to increase its
defence budgets in coming years. In 2011
defence spending in the area accounted for
approximately 27 per cent of total global
defence spending, with India accounting for
approximately 10 per cent, Australia 5 per
cent and Thailand approximately 1 per cent.
After China, SIPRI (Stockholm International
Peace Research Institute) estimates that
Japan is the country that has the largest
defence expenditure in the region.
Investments in civil security are expected to
continue to rise in this area.
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Sales,
SEK billion Sales,
SEK billion
Orders,
SEK billion Orders,
SEK billion
Rank Country
Defence
spend-
ing, USD
billion
Share of
GDP
Global share,
%
1 USA 711 4.7 41
2 China 143* 2.0* 8.2*
3 Russia 71.9* 3.9* 4.1*
4 UK 62.7 2.6 3.6
5 France 62.5 2.3 3.6
6 Japan 59.3 1.0 3.4
7 India 48.9 2.6 2.8
8 Saudi Arabia 48.5 8.7 2.8
9 Germany 46.7* 1.3* 2.7*
10 Brazil 35.4 0.5 2.0
11 Italy 34.5* 1.6* 2.0*
12 South Korea 30.8 2.7 1.8
13 Australia 26.7 1.8 1.5
14 Canada 24.7* 1.4* 1.4*
15 Turkey 17.9* 2.3* 1.0*
Others 313 18
Total 1,738 2.5 100
Source: SIPRI yearbook 2012. * Esimates by SIPRI.