Weapons, ammunition and associated parts market in Spain: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 54 supply contracts for weapons, ammunition and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 53 of them that state a value (98.1%) add up to €144 million. Spain imported €376 million of goods in the customs headings matched to weapons, ammunition and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9306, 9304, 9301, 9305, 9303 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 44.3% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 55 companies have won 161 public supply contracts for weapons, ammunition and associated parts in Spain, in 99 award notices from 16 public buyers.
- 85.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Spain; the most frequent foreign origin is Italy.
- The five companies that win most often hold 38.5% of all awards.
- 61.5% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Spain — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €192 billion in 2025, 11.3% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in Spain came to €6.36 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in Spain came to €4.71 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Weapons, ammunition and associated parts market in Spain", https://cresques.com/markets/es/353-weapons-ammunition-and-associated-parts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
What industry and official reports say
- The European Defence Agency puts EU Member States' defence spending at €418 billion in 2025, 2.2% of GDP. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
- The European Defence Agency puts defence equipment procurement by EU Member States at €115 billion in 2025, up 26% in real terms. European Defence Agency, Defence Data 2025-2026
Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.
- Winning companies
- 55
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 99
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 16
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €375.9M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Spain: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 161
- in 99 award notices
- Awarded value
- €474.4M
- from 92% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 55
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 16
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2026 | 50 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €26.3M |
| 2024 | €186.4M |
| 2025 | €143.6M |
| 2026 | €118.1M |
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| Armed forces and defence agencies | 125 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 17 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 15 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 4 |
- Comunidad de Madrid156ES30
- Cataluña4ES51
- País Vasco1ES21
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| Comunidad de Madrid | 156 |
| Cataluña | 4 |
| País Vasco | 1 |
- Large companies
- Small
- SME (size not stated)
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| Large companies | 109 · 67.7% |
| Small | 1 · 0.6% |
| SME (size not stated) | 51 · 31.7% |
- Italy8
- Czechia6
- South Africa5
- Germany4
- Norway1
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| Italy | 8 |
| Czechia | 6 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Germany | 4 |
| Norway | 1 |
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| 2023 | €260.4M |
| 2024 | €293.4M |
| 2025 | €375.9M |
- Madrid145
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria5
- Barcelona4
- Alcorcón4
- Montilla1
- San Juan de Aznalfarache1
- Vitoria-Gasteiz1
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| Madrid | 145 |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 5 |
| Barcelona | 4 |
| Alcorcón | 4 |
| Montilla | 1 |
| San Juan de Aznalfarache | 1 |
| Vitoria-Gasteiz | 1 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9306, 9304, 9301, 9305, 9303, 9302, 9307 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Spain
85.1%
24 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
38.5%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
61.5%
Among 161 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- RHEINMETALL EXPAL MUNITIONS SAU18 public contracts in total
- Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A.13 public contracts in total
- Sellier & Bellot a.s.18 public contracts in total
- GUARNICIONERIA ROAL, S.A.24 public contracts in total
- Sagres S.L.69 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Spain
- Intersec Saudi ArabiaTrade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- IntersecTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Perimeter ProtectionTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- Enforce TacTrade fair · Nuremberg, Germany
- ISC WestTrade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- RETTmobil InternationalTrade fair · Fulda, Germany
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for weapons, ammunition and associated parts in Spain?
- 55 companies won 99 contract award notices for these categories from 16 public buyers in Spain since November 2023. The companies that win most often are RHEINMETALL EXPAL MUNITIONS SAU, Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A., Sellier & Bellot a.s., GUARNICIONERIA ROAL, S.A., Sagres S.L..
- How big is the weapons, ammunition and associated parts market in Spain?
- In 2025, public buyers in Spain awarded 54 supply contracts for weapons, ammunition and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 53 of them that state a value (98.1%) add up to €144 million. Spain imported €376 million of goods in the customs headings matched to weapons, ammunition and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9306, 9304, 9301, 9305, 9303 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 44.3% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of weapons, ammunition and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Spain?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Intersec Saudi Arabia, Intersec, Perimeter Protection, Enforce Tac, ISC West, RETTmobil International — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for weapons, ammunition and associated parts in Spain?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Spain and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.