Contents

SIPRI Yearbook 2016

SIPRI Yearbook 2016

V. The reporting of military expenditure data to the United Nations

Chapter:
13. Military expenditure
Source:
SIPRI Yearbook 2016
Author(s):
Sam Perlo-Freeman

The United Nations Report on Military Expenditures remains an important source for official data on military expenditure.1 The reporting mechanism, which was introduced in 1981, is managed by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA). Each year the UN Secretary-General invites all member states through a note verbale to report their military expenditure by 30 April for the most recent financial year for which data is available. The original basis for this request is a UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 1980.2 Successive biennial General Assembly resolutions have called for the continued reporting of military expenditure by member states.3

Citation (MLA):
Perlo-Freeman, Sam. "13. Military expenditure." SIPRI Yearbook. SIPRI. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2016. Web. 16 Feb. 2025. <https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-013-div1-087.xml>.
Citation (APA):
Perlo-Freeman, S. (2016). 13. Military expenditure. In SIPRI, SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 Feb. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-013-div1-087.xml
Citation (Chicago):
Perlo-Freeman, Sam. "13. Military expenditure." In SIPRI Yearbook 2016: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security, SIPRI. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016). Retrieved 16 Feb. 2025, from https://www.sipriyearbook.org/view/9780198787280/sipri-9780198787280-chapter-013-div1-087.xml
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