1、SIPRI Fact SheetKEY FACTS World military expenditure rose by 9.4 per cent in real terms to$2718 billion in 2024,the highest global total ever recorded by SIPRI and the 10th year of consecutive increases.Total military expenditure accounted for 2.5 per cent of the global gross domestic product(GDP)in
2、 2024.The five biggest spenders in 2024 were the United States,China,Russia,Germany and India,which together accounted for 60 per cent of world military spending.The USAs military spending was$997 billion in 2024,while Chinas was an estimated$314billion.Russias military spending grew by 38 per cent
3、in 2024 to an estimated$149 billion,equivalent to 7.1 per cent of Russias GDP.Ukraine was the eighth largest military spender in 2024,with spending increasing by 2.9 per cent to$64.7 billion,representing 34 per cent of its GDP.Total military spending in Europe rose by 17 per cent to$693 billion in 2
4、024.All European countries increased their military spending in 2024 except Malta.In 2024 total military expenditure by NATO members amounted to$1506 billion,or 55 per cent of global spending.European NATO members spent$454 billion in total.Of the 32 NATO members,18 spent at least 2.0 per cent of GD
