US top arms spender again, China leader in Asia

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says the United States of America remains the top military spender in the world.

June 12, 2007 12:00 AM IST

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The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says the United States of America remains the top military spender in the world. China tops the list of Asian countries and is fourth on the top ten list. And India is ranked tenth

The top military spenders

1. United States of America
$528 billion

2. Britain
$59.2 billion

3. France
$53.1 billion

4. China
$50 billion

5. Japan
$43.7 billion

6. Germany
$37 billion

7. Russia
$34.7 billion

8. Italy
$29.9 billion

9. Saudi Arabia
$29 billion

10. India
$23.9 billion

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