War in Europe has caused Ukraine's military spend to jump up by 640%. How do the world's largest military budgets compare?
As geopolitical tensions began to heat up around the world, which nations were the top military spenders in 2021?
Global military spending is now at a 32-year high. We show countries' military spending by dollars and as a portion of GDP.
Global military spending surpassed $1.9 trillion in 2019, but nearly 75% of this total can be traced to just 10 countries.
This graphic estimates the direct and indirect costs associated with violence, and explores how they are negatively impacting the global economy.
