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CIAO Focus, February 2010: Global Defense Spending
The United States and its strongest allies (the NATO countries, Japan, South Korea and Australia) spend $1.1 trillion on their militaries combine, representing 72 percent of the world's total.
Military expenditures in 2008 (in billions of U.S. dollars with percentage of global total)
- Sub Saharan Africa: 10 (1 %)
- Central/South Asia: 30 (2 %)
- Latin America: 39 (3%)
- Russia: 70 (5 %)
- Middle East/North Africa: 82 (6 %)
- East Asia/Australia: 120 (8 %)
- China 122 (8 %)
- Europe 289 (20 %)
- United States 711 (48 %)
Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
The President's Dilemma: Deficits, Debt, and US Defense Spending
Defense Monitor Newsletter (Oct./Nov./Dec. 2009)
America's Security Role in a Changing World
Report on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense
Outside Sources: *
Defense Appropriations Bill (U.S. House Committee on Appropriations)
Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, 2010
Country Comparison: Military Expenditures (CIA World Factbook)
Military Expenditure Data, 1999–2008 (SIPRI)
The Government’s Expenditure Plans, 2007-2008 (United Kingdom)
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