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Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2015

Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 - SIPRI Fact Sheet
https://doi.org/10.55163/BAJI7702
April, 2016

From 5 April 2016 the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database includes newly released information on military expenditure in 2015. This Fact Sheet describes the global, regional and national trends in military expenditure that are revealed by the new data.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)/EDITORS

Dr Sam Perlo-Freeman is an Associate Senior Researcher at SIPRI.
Dr Aude Fleurant was a Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure Programme.
Pieter D. Wezeman is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Siemon T. Wezeman is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.