Global Military Spending Reaches Record $2.9 Trillion
根據斯德哥爾摩國際和平研究所（SIPRI）的最新數據，2025 年全球軍事支出達到 2.9 兆美元的新高。年度報告《世界軍事支出趨勢》顯示，與 2024 年相比，全球國防預算上升了 3%，並已連續 11 年增長。歐洲的國防支出大幅增加 14%，達到 8,640 億美元；亞太地區則上升 8.1%，達到 6,810 億美元。美國仍是最大支出國，去年投入 9,540 億美元於軍事。
歐洲支出創新高的原因有幾個。首先，所有北約成員國都達成了「國防支出占 GDP 2%」的目標。2025 年，北約更設定到 2035 年要達到 5% 的新目標。另一個原因是俄烏戰爭已進入第五年。俄羅斯投入約 1,900 億美元，相當於 GDP 的 7.5%；而烏克蘭更是將高達 40% 的 GDP 用於戰爭。
SIPRI 指出，軍費增加反映了各國對戰爭、緊張局勢與地緣政治不確定性的反應，並警告這一趨勢可能會持續到 2026 年甚至更久。
Global military spending reached a record $2.9 trillion in 2025, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The annual report “Trends in World Military Expenditure” showed that defence budgets worldwide rose by three per cent compared to 2024, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth.
Europe’s defence spending surged by 14 per cent to $864 billion, while Asia‑Oceania increased by 8.1 per cent to $681 billion. The United States remained the largest spender, allocating $954 billion to its military.
Several factors explain Europe’s record spending. One is that all NATO members met their target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence. In 2025, NATO set a new goal of five per cent by 2035. Another factor is the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, now in its fifth year. Russia spent around $190 billion, equal to 7.5 per cent of its GDP, while Ukraine devoted an extraordinary 40 per cent of its GDP to the conflict.
SIPRI noted that the rise in spending reflects countries’ responses to wars, tensions, and geopolitical uncertainty. It warned that this trend is likely to continue into 2026 and beyond.
🔑 Vocabulary
- Military spending → 軍事支出
- Defence budget → 國防預算
- Surge → 激增
- Allocate → 分配、撥款
- Target → 目標
- Conflict → 衝突
- Geopolitical uncertainty → 地緣政治不確定性
📖 Example Sentences
- Global military spending surged to $2.9 trillion in 2025.
- 2025 年全球軍事支出激增至 2.9 兆美元。
- NATO members met their defence spending target.
- 北約成員國達成了國防支出目標。
- Ukraine allocated 40% of its GDP to the war.
- 烏克蘭將其 GDP 的 40% 用於戰爭。
