Sniper Rifle Market size was valued at USD 151.94 million in 2024 and is likely to cross USD 297.33 million by 2037, expanding at more than 5.3% CAGR during the forecast period i.e., between 2025-2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of sniper rifle is estimated at USD 158.78 million.
The growth of the market can be attributed to the increase in purchase of military sniper rifles by government agencies and their growing use for sports shooting. The escalating number of sniper rifle procurements in the defense sector can be ascribed to the increasing military expenditure and surge in initiatives for the modernization of equipment by various armed forces across the world. Moreover, with the ability of modern rifles to shoot larger distances with high precision, the sniper rifle market is projected to progress tremendously in the coming years. The rising demand for maintaining a sufficient stock of weapons and ammunition, which is further leading to an increase in the number of arms imports is also anticipated to drive the market growth.
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The market is segmented by range into up to 1000 meters, and beyond 1000 meters. Among these segments, the beyond 1000 meters section of the range segment is anticipated to hold the leading share in the year 2021 in the global sniper rifle market owing to the preferences of the armed forces for best weaponry with a range of over 1000 meters. Moreover, countries facing terrorism threats and cross-border tension are obtaining advanced sniper guns for responding to long-term threats, which is estimated to lead to an increase in demand for these weapons, hence propelling the growth of this segment.
Our in-depth analysis of the global sniper rifle market includes the following segments
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North America Market Statistics
Based on geographical analysis, the global sniper rifle market is segmented into five major regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa.
North America industry is expected to dominate majority revenue share by 2037, backed by rising need amongst the defense forces for advanced ammunitions. The sniper rifle market in the region is driven primarily by the United States, backed by the rising need amongst the defense forces for advanced ammunitions. The U.S. is one of the leading suppliers of arms and ammunition to many countries around the globe and is estimated to stay a key supplier over the forecast period, owing to an increase in joint agreements with the military organizations of the developing countries. As per our analysis, as of 2019, the USA accounted for almost 40% of the world’s total arms exports.
Europe Market Analysis
The market in Europe is also expected to hold a significant share on the back of the presence of countries, namely Russia and France, which hold the second and third largest share in the exports of heavy weapons and sniper rifles respectively.
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