Global defense spending soars to record levels
05:00 | Global military spending hit a new all-time high in 2022, the year Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report released on Monday that $2.24 trillion ($2.24 trillion) was spent on defense last year. Even after adjusting for inflation, this is still 3.7% higher than in 2021.
According to SIPRI, it was the eighth consecutive year that military spending around the world has increased. In Europe, the increase in 2022 was also the largest in at least thirty years, due to the war in Ukraine. In Ukraine itself, defense spending increased by no less than 640% last year. Russia increased by 9.2%. SIPRI researchers expect the increase to continue in the coming years.
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European military expenditure have increased at a record rate by 2022 to levels not seen since the Cold War. Thanks to the increase in Europe, global military spending has reached an eighth consecutive record at $2.24 billion, or 2.2 percent of the world’s gross domestic product, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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