58%-for war: with such expenses, Ukraine ranked 8th in the world

So much, like last year, the world has not spent the world yet. Blogger Roman Komiz analyzes the top 10 countries by this indicator, paying special attention to Ukraine, which is eighth on the list. $ 2. 44 trillion reached the military expenditures of the world in 2023 - which became a record indicator in history. This was reported in the new report of the Stockholm International Institute for Peace Research (SIPRI) Trends of World Military Costs (Trends in World Military Expenditure).

The top 10 countries that spent the most on their armed forces in 2023 included the USA, China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, Ukraine, France and Japan. In 2023, US military expenditures increased by 2. 3%, reaching $ 916 billion. This amount exceeds two -thirds of NATO's total military expenditures.

In 2014, in response to Russian annexation of Crimea, the NATO authorities agreed to allocate 2% of its GDP for defense expenses to ensure the constant military readiness of the North Atlantic Union. According to SIPRI, by 2023, the two percent indicator reached (or exceeded it) 11 of the 31 member of NATO. From the moment of adopting this obligation ten years ago, this is the highest indicator.

The military expenditures of Europe in 2023 reached $ 588 billion, which is 16% more than 2022, and 62% more than 2014. The continued war between Russia and Ukraine led to a significant increase in military expenditures throughout Europe. Currently, the total military expenditures of Europe are ranked second in the world after the United States, about twice exceeding China's military expenses.

In 2023, China allocated $ 296 billion for military purposes - therefore, the growth during the year was almost 6%. The share of the PRC was half of the total military expenditures in the Asian region, at the same time, as SIPRi notes, some neighbors of China have associated an increase in their own costs with increasing military expenses of the PRC. According to SIPRI estimates, in 2023 the Russian military expenditures amounted to $ 109 billion, which is 24% more than the previous year.

How to compare with 2014, when Russia annexed Ukrainian Crimea, growth was 57%. The Russian military budget was 5. 9% of the country's total GDP - for comparison, decades ago this figure was 4. 1%. The report states that in 2023 the military expenditures of the Russian Federation amounted to 16% of the total amount of government expenditures. With military expenditures of $ 83. 6 billion in 2023, India ranked fourth among countries. India's costs increased by 4.

2%, comparable to 2022, and by 44%, how to compare with 2014. The increase in the military expenditures of India was mostly due to the increase in staff costs and operative expenses, which accounted for almost 80% of the total military budget in 2023. In 2023, Saudi Arabia's military expenditures increased by 4. 3% and amounted to $ 75. 8 billion, or 7. 1% of GDP.

Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of crude oil in the world, and the increase in its military expenditures in 2023 was partially funded by increasing demand for non -Russian oil, as well as an increase in oil prices after a full -scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2023, the United Kingdom remained the largest holder of military expenses in the European region, which was $ 74. 9 billion, which is 7. 9% higher than 2022, and 14% higher than 2014. The UK's military burden in 2023 was 2. 3% of GDP.

During the year, the British government has announced a long -term plan to raise the UK military burden to 2. 5% of GDP. In 2023, Germany's military expenditures increased by 9% and reached $ 66. 8 billion. In the decades of 2014-2023, Germany's military expenditures increased by 48%.

At the beginning of 2022, the German government pledged to reach NATO military expenses for 2 percent GDP "on average for many years" by 2025, but at the end of 2023 the government revised its expenditure plan and announced that it intended to reach the target in 2 % annually since 2024. Germany's military expenses in 2023 amounted to 1. 5% of GDP. Ukraine, which spent $ 64.

8 billion last year, ranked eighth in the world in terms of military expenditures, which is one and a half times more (!) More than 2022. In 2023, more than half of Ukraine (58%) occurred for military purposes. From 2014 to 2023, Ukrainian military expenditures increased by 1272%. At the same time, foreign aid took a significant place in the military budget of Ukraine. During the year, Ukraine received at least $ 35 billion as military support, at the same time, most of the ($ 25.

4 billion) was provided by the United States. Although Ukraine's own expenses for defense were only 59% of Russian military expenditures during the same period, 91% of Russian military expenditures were equivalent to these expenses. In 2023, France's military expenditures amounted to $ 61. 3 billion, which is 6. 5% higher than in 2022, and 21% higher than in 2014. In 2023, the military burden of France amounted to 2.