As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean for spending on healthcare and education?
In 2025, global military spending rose to $2.88 trillion. As countries spend more on their militaries, what does that mean for spending on healthcare and education?
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The world’s militaries spent $2.88 trillion in 2025, an increase of 2.9 percent from the year before, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s (SIPRI) latest report.
To put that number into perspective, $2.88 trillion amounts to $350 of military spending for each person on the planet.
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