In 2021, the military expenditure of North America constituted 39 percent of global military spending. Africa accounted for around 1.9 percent of the military spending worldwide. The overall global military spending in 2021 was 2.11 trillion U.S. dollars.
Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region
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SIPRI. (April 25, 2022). Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/
SIPRI. "Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region ." Chart. April 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/
SIPRI. (2022). Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/
SIPRI. "Share of Global Military Expenditure in 2021, by World Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/
SIPRI, Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Share of global military expenditure in 2021, by world region [Graph], SIPRI, April 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266957/percentage-of-world-military-expenditure-by-region/