Director, SIPRI Military Expenditure and Arms Production Programme
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Lead voice interpreting the 2025 spending data
Europe's defense budgets jumped 14% last year to $864 billion, the steepest annual rise since the Cold War. Germany alone added 24%, reaching $114 billion and overtaking every other European spender. Meanwhile, US military spending fell 7.5% to $954 billion as Congress declined to authorize new Ukraine aid during 2025. The world's military burden — defense as a share of gross domestic product — climbed to 2.5%, its highest level since 2009.
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