Unele cifre ... // [date pe 2008 ! Cheltuielile militare au crescut mult in 2009 ... nu exista inca date exacte ] Pib-ul mondial (calculat de FMI in $) este 60.917 mld; USA 14.441 mld $; UE 18.388 mld $. Cheltuieli Militare 1.454 mld $ - 2.4% din pib-ul mondial. Cam jumatate din banii cheltuiti sunt americani; un sfert NATO si un sfert restul lumii. [Global military expenditure in 2008 is estimated to have totalled $1464 billion. This represents an increase of 4 per cent in real terms compared to 2007, and of 45 per cent since 1999. Military expenditure comprised approximately 2.4 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2008. All regions and subregions have seen significant increases since 1999, except for Western and Central Europe. During the eight-year presidency of George W. Bush, US military expenditure increased to the highest level in real terms since World War II, mostly due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This increase has contributed to soaring budget deficits. The conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have been funded primarily through emergency supplemental appropriations outside the regular budgetary process and have been financed through borrowing. The use of supplemental appropriations has raised concerns about transparency and congressional oversight. These conflicts will continue to require major budgetary resources in the near future, even supposing early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. In Western and Central Europe spending remained fairly flat in 2008, although some recent and prospective NATO members increased military spending substantially. In Eastern Europe, Russia continued to increase spending and is maintaining plans for further increases despite severe economic problems. ...] List of countries by GDP http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29 World Military Spending http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending Defense Spending & The Military Budget http://www.borgenproject.org/Defense_Spending.ht