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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is called Swedish think tank.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) says that in 2024, the fifth largest country in the world has increased by 1.6% to $ 86.1 billion (₹ 7.19 lakh crore).
At the same time, Pakistan’s military expenditure, which has been threatening to fract a nuclear missile since the Pahalgam attack, was $ 10.2 billion, or about ₹ 85,170 crore.
According to the report ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure 2024’ released on Monday, India is spending 9 times more money on its army than Pakistan.
The report also states that the top 5 countries in the world are America, China, Russia, Germany and India. The total military expenditure of these five is $ 1635 billion i.e. ₹ 136.52 lakh crore.
The report mentions the military expenses of these countries
- China’s military expenditure increased by 7.0% to an estimated 314 billion dollars, showing an increase of three decades in a row.
- Russia’s military expenditure reached $ 149 billion in 2024. This is 7.1% of Russia’s GDP and 19% of all the Russian government expenditure.
- Ukraine’s total military expenditure rose 2.9% to $ 64.7 billion, which is 43% of Russia’s expenditure. Along with 34% of GDP, Ukraine had the largest military burden in any country in 2024.
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Many countries of Europe increased military expenses in 2024
The SIPRI report also states that many countries in Central and Western Europe have increased their military expenses significantly in 2024. The reason behind this was to implement new expenses and large -scale arms purchase schemes.
According to the report, Germany’s military expenses rose by 28% to $ 88.5 billion. Due to which it became the largest spending in Central and Western Europe and the fourth largest spending country in the world.
At the same time, Poland’s military expenses rose 31% in 2024 to $ 38.0 billion, which is 4.2% of Poland’s GDP.
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