The tense security situation of the present for the first time sent up for four years, military spending world again. A total of nearly 1.5 trillion euros were spent for this purpose on the globe. The US is again Leader.
The world military expenditure in 2015 increased again for the first time in four years. Overall, the countries of the world gave last year 1.676 trillion dollars (1.471 billion euros) on its military, according to the presented on Tuesday annual report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI.
In order for these expenditures were one percent above those of the previous year. In previous years, the institute had each registered a slight decline. The Stockholm scientist registered large regional differences. Especially clearly increased military budgets in countries in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. There, armed conflict suggested – for example in Syria, Yemen or in Ukraine – in growing spending down
US has the largest military budget
The expenditure is decreased in North America and Western Europe. 2015 continued to decline, although the United states still have by far the largest military budget of all countries. The US spent last year, according to SIPRI around $ 596 billion (523 billion euros) on the military. That was 2.4 percent less than last year – but still 36 percent of global military spending in 2015.
In second place China followed with converted 189 billion euros (up 7.4 percent compared to last year ). The Saudi Arabia joined 76.5 billion EUR (up 5.7 percent) and Russia 58.3 billion EUR (up 7.5 percent). Germany, whose military expenditure stated the institute with € 34.6 billion, fell from eighth to ninth place back. Rebuilt, it was from Japan.
impact of the Ukraine conflict
The evaluation of the Stockholm Institute shows how radiate armed conflict on military spending of neighboring countries. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine was not only the military expenditures of these two countries to rise. Strong growth registered SIPRI also in neighboring countries like Poland and the three Baltic countries, who fear a greater military threat from Russia. Overall, the military budget laid in Eastern Europe by 13 percent.
A dampening effect on the military budget, however had the falling oil prices. The world’s largest minus in the military budget had 2015 oil countries Venezuela (minus 64 percent) and Angola (minus 42 percent) was recorded. Russia, which is also affected by the decline in oil revenues, although recorded an increase of 7.5 percent in military spending. However, this was less than Moscow had originally planned.
expenditure increase in Western Europe
One possible trend reversal seen the Stockholm expert in military spending in North America and Western Europe, which is becoming after 2009 had fallen further. Germany, France and Great Britain have already announced an increase in their budgets. They respond well to the increased demands on their troops as by Islamist violence.
“The unpredictable political and economic conditions allow the development of the next few years appear uncertain,” summed up the head of the SIPRI military expenditure project, Sam Perlo -Freeman. “On the one hand reflects the evolution of expenditure, the increasing conflicts in many parts of the world resist. Second, they demonstrate a clear break with the spending boom of recent years, which had been primarily fueled by oil revenues “
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