Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Five charts that show the rise of global militarisation
Who spends more on the military and how much? The total of the top five
spenders, the USA, China, Russia, Germany, and India, represents nearly 60% of the
world's military spending, and the US alone spent about one-third of the world's
total. Because of the US dominance, global military spending spiked when the US
was involved in military activities, such as the Korean War, Vietnam War, the
Cold War, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Also, European NATO members have increased
their military spending by over 40% in the last decade following the 2014
Russian annexation of Crimea. While most countries spent less than $100 or a
few hundred dollars per capita on the military, Qatar, Israel, Norway, and Singapore
spent over $3,000 per person in 2025. The big military budget spenders are also
big arms exporters. Between 2016 and 2025, combined exports of the US, Russia,
and France exceeded 60% of the world’s total. Then, how much of the nation’s
economic output is allocated to military spending compared with health care or
education?
Read the article and learn about the military spending, exports, and shares
by country.
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