U.S. and Chinese Military Spending Highest in the World in 2019
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Global military spending is projected to reach US$1.9 trillion in 2019. The majority of this amount came from the United States with US$732 billion (38%) and China with US$261 billion (14%).
Meanwhile, other countries in the top 10 list only account for 2-3% of the total. India, for example, with military spending of US$71.1 billion, contributed 3.7% of the total.
Furthermore, Russia and Saudi Arabia spent US$60 billion on military needs. France recorded spending of US$50.1 billion, while Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and South Korea each spent approximately US$40 billion.
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