Global | The State of Global Military Spending in 2025

Summary

This presentation provides an overview of global military expenditure trends in 2025, drawing on the latest data released on 27 April by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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• Key points:
• This analysis provides an initial worldwide perspective, while also examining the European Union’s position within the global defense landscape and exploring the strategic prioritization of military spending in the current geopolitical context.
• Global military expenditure grew by 2.7% in 2025 (reaching $2.9tn record, 2.4% over global GDP), following the historic 9.5% surge recorded in 2024.
• The European Union fully offsets the negative contribution of the U.S. to global military spending growth, becoming the main driver of global defense expansion in 2025 (50% of total positive contributions to global growth).
• Germany accounted for 30% of EU military spending growth in 2025, followed by Spain (18%), Poland (11%) and Italy (10%).
• The EU, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Taiwan saw a notable rise in defense prioritization in 2025, with military spending gaining share within total public expenditure.

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