- SIPRI Yearbook 2015
- Contents
- Preface
- Conventions
- Geographical regions and subregions
- SIPRI Yearbook online
- Introduction
- I. The erosion of state legitimacy
- II. Security governance
- III. Dynamics of peace and conflict
- Part I. Security and conflicts, 2014
- Overview
- I. The Syrian and Iraqi civil wars
- II. The socio-economic impact of the Syrian civil war
- III. Arms transfers and the use of force against the Islamic State
- Overview
- I. The Ukraine crisis: from popular protest to major conflict
- II. The application of European confidence-building measures and confidence- and security-building measures in Ukraine
- III. The impact of the crisis in Ukraine on arms transfers
- IV. Military spending in Europe in the wake of the Ukraine crisis
- Overview
- I. Gender, peace and armed conflict
- II. The diversity of peace and war in Africa
- III. Patterns of organized violence, 2004–13
- IV. The Global Peace Index 2014
- Overview
- I. Global and regional trends in peace operations
- II. New peace operations
- III. The end of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- IV. Table of multilateral peace operations, 2014
- Overview
- I. The European security order under strain
- II. The military dimension of Euro–Atlantic security frameworks: the European Union and NATO
- III. The growth in European foreign terrorist fighters
- Overview
- I. Defence and security cooperation in the context of the US rebalance towards the Asia–Pacific
- II. Maritime disputes in the South and East China seas
- III. China’s security diplomacy initiatives
- IV. Japan’s national defence policy reforms
- V. China’s international counterterrorism cooperation
- VI. Russia’s evolving role in North East Asian security
- Overview
- I. Beyond fragile states: understanding security and development through a systems approach
- II. Violence against healthcare in fragile systems
- III. Gender, security and development
- Part II. Military spending and armaments, 2014
- Overview
- I. Global developments in military expenditure
- II. US military expenditure
- III. The availability of military expenditure data
- IV. The reporting of military expenditure data to the United Nations
- V. Military expenditure data, 2005–14
- Overview
- I. Developments in arms transfers, 20141
- II. Arms transfers and tensions in North East Asia
- III. Transparency in arms transfers
- IV. The financial value of states’ arms exports
- V. Arms production and military services
- Overview
- I. US nuclear forces
- II. Russian nuclear forces
- III. British nuclear forces
- IV. French nuclear forces
- V. Chinese nuclear forces
- VI. Indian nuclear forces
- VII. Pakistani nuclear forces
- VIII. Israeli nuclear forces
- IX. North Korea’s military nuclear capabilities
- X. Global stocks and production of fissile materials, 2014
- Part III. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, 2014
- Overview
- I. Iran’s nuclear programme and international concerns
- II. Russian–US nuclear arms control
- III. Developments in multilateral arms control and disarmament
- IV. International cooperation to enhance nuclear security
- Overview
- I. Infectious diseases and international security
- II. Biological arms control
- III. Chemical arms control and disarmament
- IV. Chemical disarmament in conflict areas
- Overview
- I. Humanitarian arms control
- II. Small arms control measures
- III. Confidence- and security-building measures in Europe
- Overview
- I. The Arms Trade Treaty
- II. Multilateral arms embargoes
- III. The export control regimes
- IV. EU export control developments
- Annexes
- Notes
- I. Universal treaties
- II. Regional treaties
- III. Bilateral treaties
- I. Bodies with a global focus or membership
- II. Bodies with a regional focus or membership
- III. Strategic trade control regimes
- Annex C. Chronology 2014
- About the authors
- Errata
SIPRI Yearbook 2015
9. Military expenditure
- Chapter:
- 9. Military expenditure
- Source:
- SIPRI Yearbook 2015
- Author(s):
- Sam Perlo-Freeman
World military expenditure is estimated to have been $1776 billion in 2014, representing 2.3 per cent of global gross domestic product or $245 per person (see section I and the tables in section V of this chapter). Total expenditure is about 0.4 per cent lower in real terms than in 2013.
- Citation (MLA):
- Perlo-Freeman, Sam. "9. Military expenditure." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 20 Mar. 2025. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198737810/sipri-9780198737810-chapter-9.xml>.
- Citation (APA):
- Perlo-Freeman, S. (2016). 9. Military expenditure. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2015: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 Mar. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198737810/sipri-9780198737810-chapter-9.xml
- Citation (Chicago):
- Perlo-Freeman, Sam. "9. Military expenditure." In SIPRI Yearbook 2015: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 20 Mar. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198737810/sipri-9780198737810-chapter-9.xml
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- SIPRI Yearbook 2015
- Contents
- Preface
- Conventions
- Geographical regions and subregions
- SIPRI Yearbook online
- Introduction
- I. The erosion of state legitimacy
- II. Security governance
- III. Dynamics of peace and conflict
- Part I. Security and conflicts, 2014
- Overview
- I. The Syrian and Iraqi civil wars
- II. The socio-economic impact of the Syrian civil war
- III. Arms transfers and the use of force against the Islamic State
- Overview
- I. The Ukraine crisis: from popular protest to major conflict
- II. The application of European confidence-building measures and confidence- and security-building measures in Ukraine
- III. The impact of the crisis in Ukraine on arms transfers
- IV. Military spending in Europe in the wake of the Ukraine crisis
- Overview
- I. Gender, peace and armed conflict
- II. The diversity of peace and war in Africa
- III. Patterns of organized violence, 2004–13
- IV. The Global Peace Index 2014
- Overview
- I. Global and regional trends in peace operations
- II. New peace operations
- III. The end of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
- IV. Table of multilateral peace operations, 2014
- Overview
- I. The European security order under strain
- II. The military dimension of Euro–Atlantic security frameworks: the European Union and NATO
- III. The growth in European foreign terrorist fighters
- Overview
- I. Defence and security cooperation in the context of the US rebalance towards the Asia–Pacific
- II. Maritime disputes in the South and East China seas
- III. China’s security diplomacy initiatives
- IV. Japan’s national defence policy reforms
- V. China’s international counterterrorism cooperation
- VI. Russia’s evolving role in North East Asian security
- Overview
- I. Beyond fragile states: understanding security and development through a systems approach
- II. Violence against healthcare in fragile systems
- III. Gender, security and development
- Part II. Military spending and armaments, 2014
- Overview
- I. Global developments in military expenditure
- II. US military expenditure
- III. The availability of military expenditure data
- IV. The reporting of military expenditure data to the United Nations
- V. Military expenditure data, 2005–14
- Overview
- I. Developments in arms transfers, 20141
- II. Arms transfers and tensions in North East Asia
- III. Transparency in arms transfers
- IV. The financial value of states’ arms exports
- V. Arms production and military services
- Overview
- I. US nuclear forces
- II. Russian nuclear forces
- III. British nuclear forces
- IV. French nuclear forces
- V. Chinese nuclear forces
- VI. Indian nuclear forces
- VII. Pakistani nuclear forces
- VIII. Israeli nuclear forces
- IX. North Korea’s military nuclear capabilities
- X. Global stocks and production of fissile materials, 2014
- Part III. Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament, 2014
- Overview
- I. Iran’s nuclear programme and international concerns
- II. Russian–US nuclear arms control
- III. Developments in multilateral arms control and disarmament
- IV. International cooperation to enhance nuclear security
- Overview
- I. Infectious diseases and international security
- II. Biological arms control
- III. Chemical arms control and disarmament
- IV. Chemical disarmament in conflict areas
- Overview
- I. Humanitarian arms control
- II. Small arms control measures
- III. Confidence- and security-building measures in Europe
- Overview
- I. The Arms Trade Treaty
- II. Multilateral arms embargoes
- III. The export control regimes
- IV. EU export control developments
- Annexes
- Notes
- I. Universal treaties
- II. Regional treaties
- III. Bilateral treaties
- I. Bodies with a global focus or membership
- II. Bodies with a regional focus or membership
- III. Strategic trade control regimes
- Annex C. Chronology 2014
- About the authors
- Errata