What are some of the key developments in world military spending in 2018? The higher level of world military expenditure in 2018 is mainly the result of significant increases in spending by these two countries. China has allocated 1.9% of its GDP to the military every year since 2013.”India spent six times more than PakistanWhile both India and Pakistan’s military spending have generally risen since 1988, India’s military spending is currently around six times more than Pakistan’s military spending. “The decrease of 5.5% since 2017 in North African military spending was due to the decrease in Algeria’s military spending – the largest spender in North Africa and Africa as a whole,” said Kuimova. “While in nominal terms Algeria’s military spending has remained the same since 2016, inflation meant that military expenditure fell in real terms by 6.1% in 2018.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2019 06:56 UTC