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Spending on weapons a record high in 2025. New data on military spending has been by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). It a report every year called "Trends in World Military Expenditure". SIPRI that global defence spending nearly $2.9 trillion last year. This was a three per cent rise to 2024. Spending on armed forces has now for eleven years in a row. Europe's defence spending up by 14 per cent, to $864 billion. The Asia-Oceania region its spending by 8.1 per cent, to $681 billion. The USA remained the biggest spender on defence. It $954 billion on its military last year.

There several reasons for the record levels of spending in Europe. One reason that all NATO members their target to two per cent of their GDP on defence. Last year, NATO members to a new target of five per cent by 2035. Another reason is the war between Russia and Ukraine. This conflict is now in its fifth year. Russia spent around $190 billion on defence. This 7.5 per cent of its GDP. Ukraine an unbelievable 40 per cent of its GDP on the war. SIPRI that the increased spending "really speaks to countries' reactions to ongoing wars, tensions and geopolitical uncertainty". It : "This trend will probably through 2026 and beyond."