Record world military expenditure

World military spending grew in 2022 to an all-time high of $2,240 billion. The region of Eastern Europe saw the sharpest rise in spending, driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine


Increase in military expenditure (2021-22)
$00bn 2022 spending (US$)

Ukraine		$44.0bn	640%
Qatar 		$15.4bn 32.9%
Russia 		$86.4bn 31.1%
Finland 	$4.8bn 28.5%
Iran 		$6.8bn 27.0%
Saudi Arabia 	18.7% $75.0bn
Netherlands 	11.9% $15.6bn 
Belgium 	10.1% $6.9bn
Poland 		9.7% $16.6bn 
U.S. 		8.8% $876.9bn
India 		6.6% $81.4bn
Spain 		3.9% $20.3bn
Denmark 	3.7% $5.5bn
China 		2.1% $292.0bn
Sweden 		1.8% $7.7bn
UK		1.4% $68.5bn


$480.32bn 
Total Europe

Eastern Europe 
$135.39bn 
Up 77.5%

Western Europe 
$305.50bn 
Down 0.4%

Central Europe 
$39.43bn
Up 4.2%
   

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 
Picture: Northrop Grumman 
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