Military Expenditures
- 1999: $2,100,000,000 (1.8% of Gross Domestic Product)
- 2000: $2,600,000,000 (0.8% of Gross Domestic Product)
- 2005: $3,800,000,000 (1.0% of Gross Domestic Product)
- 2010: $10,000,000,000
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