It became known about the increase in global military spending to $2.887 trillion in 2025

Global defense spending increased to $2.887 trillion in 2025. This was announced on April 27 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its annual report.

"Global military spending rose to $2,887 trillion in 2025, marking the 11th consecutive year of growth, bringing the global military burden - the share of military spending in gross domestic product (GDP) — to 2.5%, the highest level since 2009," the publication says..

It is noted that the three leaders in military spending are the United States, China and Russia, with a combined total of $1.480 trillion, or more than half of the total global spending.

According to the report, U.S. spending in 2025 was 7.5% lower than in 2024. The 29 European members of NATO spent a total of $559 billion in 2025, among them Germany's spending increased by 24% to $114 billion, and Spain's by 50% to $40.2 billion.

The report emphasized that in Asia and Oceania, military spending in total reached $681 billion in 2025, which is 8.1% more than in 2024. China came in second place: its expenditures increased to 7.4%, $336 billion, which were largely aimed at modernizing the army.

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