The world is not at peace, and we must look at an important indicator, that is, whether the national defense budget will increase or decrease.
We always say that in the 80s of the 20th century, the theme of the world was peace and development, but now the theme of the world has changed drastically and has become war and competition. Let's take a look at the latest news from the Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, that is, the world's defense spending has now reached a record high. This is actually very frightening, that is, the defense budget continues to hit record highs, which means that the world is not peaceful, so the possibility of a big war will follow.
Let's look at the total global defense spending in 2023 to reach $2,443 billion, which can be said to be the highest in history. Here we need to mention to you, according to the conclusion given by Stockholm, the top 10 countries in defense spending in 2023 include the United States, China, Russia, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, France, Japan, including these 10 countries.
If there is another point to be emphasized, it can be said that Russia's defense budget has leaped to third place. Previously, Russia's defense budget was about $60 billion a year, but in 2023, Russia's defense budget has increased by 24%, reaching more than $100 billion, and in 2023 it will be $109 billion. That's a 57% increase since 2014.
So as far as Ukraine is concerned, Ukraine's military spending in 2023 will be 64.8 billion US dollars, and it has also increased a lot, from 2014 to the present, an increase of 1270%, this figure is shocking. We need to emphasize to you that the United States now accounts for more than one-third of the world's defense budget spending. The current military budget of the United States is close to $900 billion, but the defense budget of the United States will continue to grow, and I believe that it will not be long before the defense budget of the United States will increase to $1 trillion, which will account for a larger proportion of the world's total.
However, as far as the world is concerned, what is the result of spending so much money, developing so many weapons, and raising so many soldiers? What is the result? We have now entered a major change unseen in a century, and major events may occur between 2020 and 2030. So the increase in military spending is and continues to increase.
What we just mentioned to you is only the budget for 2023, and the budget ratio for 2024 has increased significantly, because now many countries in the world are increasing their budgets, so what we see is that the world is full of risks. When military budgets increase, weapons and equipment are procured, and regional conflicts are on the rise, it means that world war is not a myth.
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