Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

“European NATO members increased defence spending by 17 percent in real terms last year to $693 billion, leading a global rise of 9.4 percent to $2.7 trillion, according to the Stockholm International…”

“Russia raised spending by 38 percent to $149 billion, equivalent to more than 7 percent of its economic output.”

“Ukraine devoted its entire tax revenue of $64.7 billion to defence, spending 34 percent of GDP, the highest share of any country.”

“Germany led the increase with a 28 percent jump, as the €100 billion Sondervermögen announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2022 finally began to flow into contracts.”

“The United States spends $997 billion annually, a budget often criticised for pork-barrel procurement, but at least it fields a single standard for most major systems. Europe spends two-thirds as muc…”

“The €150 billion EU fund aims to address this, but building new production lines takes three to five years; qualifying them for NATO standards takes longer.”

“the country is currently estimated to possess 60 nuclear warheads and enough fissile material to produce at least 30 more.”