How can you say "No, it's not," when OP provided a very clear definition of how they're measuring ("both total and per capita") and you provided a completely different one ("as a percentage of GDP").
Re:Nobody wants to teach anymore
by midoridensha on Monday August 22, 2022 @12:29AM
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When America isn't even near the top of spending-per-GDP, there's no way it's higher than all the other countries combined in per-capita spending.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_budget_of_the_United_...
>USA's military spending in 2021 hit $801bn a year, says the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In comparison Russia's military spending in 2021 hit only $66bn.
US population: 329.5 million, Russian population: 144.1 million,
Per capita spending US: $24,600. Russia: $458
While I’m at it: US GDP: 20.94 trillion, 1.483 trillion
US military spending as percent of GDP: 3.8%, Russia: 4.5%
Now you can see how there is a way.
And “not near the top of spending per GDP” is not really an accurate assessment. From this data https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/defense-s... we can see that the countries with higher spending per GDP fall into one or more of the following categories:
- smaller, poorer countries
- countries involved in active military conflicts or with active military conflicts near them
- petrostates
No, it's not. Russia, Israel, and Saudi Arabia all spend more as a percentage of GDP on their militaries than America.