Global Military Spending Hits Record $2.9 Tn In 2025 | Faultlines
There is a number in this year's SIPRI Yearbook that should stop everyone cold. In 2025, the world spent $2.887 trillion on its militaries, the
There is a number in this year's SIPRI Yearbook that should stop everyone cold. In 2025, the world spent $2.887 trillion on its militaries, the eleventh straight year of increase, pushing the global military burden to 2.5% of world GDP, the highest since 2009. Think about that: not since the world was clawing out of the 2008 financial crash, have nations poured this much of their wealth into weapons.
And the line is still climbing. The map of who's arming is shifting fast. NDTV World's Gaurie Dwivedi explains the reasons behind nations spending tremendous amounts of money on weapons. About NDTV (English news channel) NDTV is India's Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world.
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