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World Military Spending Levels Out After 13 Years of Increases

World military expenditure in 2011 totalled $1.74 trillion, almost unchanged since 2010 in real terms, according to figures released today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The comprehensive annual update of the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is accessible from today at www.sipri.org. The small rise of just 0.3 per cent in 2011 marks the [...]
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News : Daily Chart (last month)

Which countries spend most on their military? GLOBAL defence spending fell by 0.5% to $1.75 trillion last year. This is the first annual decline since 1998, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Insti... Read Post

Asia is world's top weapon importer: SIPRI

News : The Coming Crisis (last year)

Asia leads the world when it comes to weapon imports, according to a study released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Globally the volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons... Read Post

World Military Spending Falls, But China, Russia’s Spending Rises

Industries / Military : Defence Talk (last month)

World military expenditure totalled $1.75 trillion in 2012, a fall of 0.5 per cent in real terms since 2011, according to figures released today by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The comprehensive annual u... Read Post


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