Snapshots
| Period | Value (USD billion) | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2718 | December 31, 2024 | SIPRI — Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2024 |
| 2025 | 2887 | December 31, 2025 | SIPRI — Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2025 |
Full context on the Global defense spending page. The latest snapshot is the current source-of-record observation.
Cite this page
Warconomy, “World military expenditure — time series”, reviewed as of December 31, 2025. https://warconomy.com/series/series-global-milex.
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