Globale militærudgifter når rekordhøjt niveau i 2025

De globale militærudgifter nåede et nyt rekordhøjt niveau i 2025, ifølge det Stockholm-baserede SIPRI. Justeret for inflation steg de med 2,9 procent til næsten 2,89 billioner amerikanske dollars. Stigningen skyldes primært oprustning i Europa.

Verden har aldrig brugt så mange penge på militæret som i 2025. SIPRI rapporterer om det ellevte rekordår i træk med udgifter på 2,89 billioner amerikanske dollars (2,47 billioner euro). Den inflationsjusterede stigning var på 2,9 procent i forhold til 2024 og 41 procent over det seneste årti.

USA havde de højeste udgifter trods et fald, på omkring 814 milliarder euro, hvilket primært skyldes stoppet støtte til Ukraine. SIPRI-ekspert Diego Lopes da Silva udtalte: "USA har allerede annonceret planer om at øge deres militærudgifter." Europæiske stater øgede udgifterne med 14 procent, drevet af usikkerhed omkring USA's rolle i NATO.

Tyskland fører an i Europa og ligger nummer fire på verdensplan med 114 milliarder dollars (97 milliarder euro), en stigning på 24 procent. For første gang siden 1990 overstiger landet NATO's to-procent-målsætning. I Ukraine udgjorde militærudgifterne 40 procent af BNP.

SIPRI forventer en fortsat stigning ind i 2026. "Der er i øjeblikket rigtig, rigtig mange konflikter på verdensplan," sagde da Silva. Rapporten dækker personale, bistand og forskning.

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