World military expenditure reached $2.72 trillion in 2024, an increase of 9.4% from 2023 and the steepest year-on-year rise ...

Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars ...

The Asia and Oceania region spent US$629 billion in 2024, a 6.3 per cent increase from 2023 and the biggest rise since 2009.

Global military spending reached a new peak in 2024, totaling just over $2.7 trillion (€2.38 trillion). That was 9.4% more than in 2023. Military spending has been rising steadily worldwide over the ...

Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars ...

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The annual increase was the largest since 2009, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). East Asia accounted for 69% of the $629 billion spent across Asia and Oceania ...

STOCKHOLM] \World military expenditure reached US$2.72 trillion in 2024, an increase of 9.4 per cent from 2023 and the ...

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