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The European Defence Agency member state average spend on defence as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2022. [2] Rank (lowest first) Country. Percentage of GDP expenditure, 2023 [3] 29. Albania. 1.74%. 1.
In 2016, the Swiss Federal Assembly voted to further reduce the army from 140,000 men to 100,000 men, reducing the time of basic training from 21 weeks to 18, but also to increase the military budget by 2.4 billion Swiss francs. [14] In 2022, the Assembly voted to increase spending by 1.4 billion Swiss francs by 2030, or at least 1% of the ...
Retrieved 22 April 2024. ^ "International Comparisons of Defence Expenditure and Military Personnel". The Military Balance. 124 (1): 542–547. 31 December 2024. doi: 10.1080/04597222.2024.2298600. ISSN 0459-7222. ^ "Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China's)". War on the Rocks. 16 December 2019.
Switzerland's government plans to boost its defense spending by up to 19% over the next four years, citing a rise in global instability, including wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and gaps ...
All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel. Some countries, such as Italy and Japan, have only volunteers in their armed forces. Other countries, such as Mauritius ...
This list is sourced from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for the year 2020. As of 2021, the top five per capita spenders are Qatar (~$3955), Israel (~$2770), United States (~$2405), Kuwait (~$2085) and Singapore (~$1885). All five countries have increased their spending since the previous year (2020).
This article includes a list of countries by their partial forecasted estimated government budgets. The GDP dollar ( INT$) data given on this page are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. Comparisons using PPP are arguably more useful than nominal when assessing a nation's domestic market because PPP takes into account the ...
Rank Country Global Militarization Index (GMI) Military Expenditure Index Score People Index Score Heavy Weapons Index Score 1 Ukraine 335: 5.11: 1.29: 1.75