BELFAST — A 14 percent increase in European defense spending contributed significantly to global military expenditure increasing for the 11th consecutive year, reaching $2.89 trillion in 2025, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) think tank.
Europe spent $864 billion on defense in 2025 and, according to SIPRI, was the “main” contribution to the wider global surge.
“Global military spending rose again in 2025 as states responded to another year of wars, uncertainty and geopolitical upheaval with large-scale armament drives,” Xiao Liang, a researcher with SIPRI’s military expenditure and arms production program said in comments accompanying the report.
The new figures come as Europe pushes ahead with a…
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