📢 Too many exams? Don’t know which one suits you best? Book Your Free Expert 👉 call Now!

  • google app store apple app store
  • ✖

      Question

      According to the SIPRI report, titled “Trends in

      World Military Expenditure Report 2021”, which country is the 5th largest spender in 2021?
      A USA Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B China Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D The UK Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E Russia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      • SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
      • According to new data by defence think tank SIPRI, The US, China, India, UK and Russia were the top five defence spenders.
      • The US, which far outspent any other nation with $801bn, and decreased its spending by 1.4 percent in 2021.
      • The United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia were the top five defence spenders, together accounting for 62 percent of the global expenditure.
      • China, the world’s second largest military spender at an estimated $293bn, boosted its expenditure by 4.7 percent, marking the 27th straight year of increased spending.
      • India, the world’s third largest spender at $76.6bn, also increased funding in 2021, but by a more modest 0.9 percent.
      • The UK took the number four spot, with a three percent increase in military spending to $68.4bn, replacing Saudi Arabia which instead decreased spending by 17 percent to an estimated $55.6bn.

      Practice Next
      ask-question