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Rl gasto militar globalaumenta a casi $2 billones a pesar de la pandemia
April 27, 2021 -
A pesar de los efectos económicos de la Covid-19, el gasto militar total
global se incrementó a casi $2 billones en 2020 – un incremento de 2,6%frente a 2019 – según Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
SIPRI’s annual study put the total spend at $1.981 trillion, despite a 4.4% decrease in global gross domestic product, UPI said
The United States, China, India, Russia and the UK were the biggest spenders, accounting for 62 percent of the global total in 2020.
The U.S. was easily the largest spender, with a military budget estimated at $778 billion, or 39 percent of the world total.