World military spending reaches $2,887 billion in 2025

Global military spending has reached $2,887 billion in 2025, an increase of 2.9%. Europe increases its spending by 14%, and Asia-Oceania by 8.1%

It is the eleventh consecutive year of increase. Global military spending reached $2,887 billion in 2025, a 2.9% increase compared to 2024. The three largest military spenders – the United States, China, and Russia – have collectively spent $1,480 billion, accounting for 51% of the global total, according to new data released on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri).

Countries have responded to a new year of wars, uncertainties, and geopolitical upheavals with large-scale armament programs,” said Xiao Liang, a researcher at Sipri’s Military Expenditure and Armaments Production Program, who believes that “this increase is expected to continue until 2026 and beyond.” Here are the key points from this report.

The decrease in the United States is expected to be short-lived

Despite the global increase, military spending in the United States decreased by 7.5% in 2025, but remains at a very high level, with $954 billion. “This decrease is mainly explained by the fact that no new military financial aid to Ukraine was approved during the year,” explained Sipri.

This decline is “expected to be short-lived,” said Nan Tian, director of Sipri’s Military Expenditure and Armaments Production Program. “The spending approved by the US Congress for 2026 exceeds $1,000 billion.”

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