A new ranking of countries with the largest expenditures on the military industry has appeared

On May 12, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published a new ranking of countries with the largest military expenditures.

The United States remains the country with the most spending on defense in 2025. The United States spent $954 billion in this industry over the past year.

"The expenditures approved by the US Congress for 2026 have grown to more than $1 trillion, which is a significant increase compared to 2025, and may grow even more to $1.5 trillion in 2027 if the latest draft budget of the President [of the United States Donald] is adopted. Trump," commented Nan Tian, director of the SIPRI program for military spending and arms production.

China is in second place with a spending volume of $336 billion. The third position was taken by Russia, where the resources spent on military purposes amounted to $ 190 billion.

The top ten countries with the highest defense budgets include Germany ($114 billion), India ($92.1 billion), Great Britain ($89 billion), Ukraine ($84.1 billion), Saudi Arabia ($83.2 billion), France ($68 billion), Japan ($62.2 billion).

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