Thursday 19 May 2016

Who’s the aggressor? USA spends over eleven times more on the Military than Russia, even the UK spends more

List by the International Institute for Strategic Studies
World Military Balance 2016 (for 2015)[3]

Top five countries by military expenditure in 2016.
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.[2
RankCountrySpending
($ Bn.)
 % of GDPPer capita ($)
World total1,563.02.1216
1United States United States597.53.31859
2China China145.81.2106
3Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia81.812.92949
4United Kingdom United Kingdom56.22.0878
5Russia Russia51.64.1362
6India India47.91.835
River to Sea Uprooted Palestinian   
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