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US spent $877 billion on its military in 2022, new report says. That's more than 10 times what it spent on education.​

Peter Gelling
Apr 25, 2023, 4:49 AM GMT+8

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US Military members Bo Zaunders/Getty Images
  • The world spent more money than ever on its militaries in 2022, a new report found.
  • The US spent $877 billion in 2022, which accounts for almost 40 percent of all spending.
  • By comparison, the US government allocated just $76.4 billion for education in 2022.
The world's governments are spending more money than ever on their militaries, a new report finds. And, to no one's surprise, the United States leads them all.

The United States spent a total of $877 billion on its military in 2022, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, which maintains a database on military spending around the world.

That's almost 40% of total global military spending and possibly as much as three times more than the second-biggest spender, China — though it's hard to know for sure how much China is spending.

"In 2022 the USA allocated $295 billion to military operations and maintenance, $264 billion to procurement and research and development, and $167 billion to military personnel," the report says.

By comparison, the US government allocated just $76.4 billion in discretionary spending for education that same year. That means the United States is spending more than 10 times as much on its military than it is on its education. The Biden administration has requested $90 billion for education in 2024 and $842 billion for defense.

Total global military spending reached an all-time high in 2022, the report found. Governments shelled out about $2.24 trillion. That's a 3.7% increase from 2021, which was the biggest year-on-year increase in more than 30 years.

European countries saw the largest increases in spending, driven in large part by Russia's invasions of Ukraine in February last year. The report found that, in real terms, European military spending had returned to levels not seen since the Cold War.

"The continuous rise in global military expenditure in recent years is a sign that we are living in an increasingly insecure world," Nan Tian, a senior researcher at SIPRI, wrote in the report. "States are bolstering military strength in response to a deteriorating security environment, which they do not foresee improving in the near

 

US spent $877 billion on its military in 2022, new report says. That's more than 10 times what it spent on education.​

Peter Gelling
Apr 25, 2023, 4:49 AM GMT+8

62bb18fc2224c3001813f90e

US Military members Bo Zaunders/Getty Images
  • The world spent more money than ever on its militaries in 2022, a new report found.
  • The US spent $877 billion in 2022, which accounts for almost 40 percent of all spending.
  • By comparison, the US government allocated just $76.4 billion for education in 2022.
The world's governments are spending more money than ever on their militaries, a new report finds. And, to no one's surprise, the United States leads them all.

The United States spent a total of $877 billion on its military in 2022, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, which maintains a database on military spending around the world.

That's almost 40% of total global military spending and possibly as much as three times more than the second-biggest spender, China — though it's hard to know for sure how much China is spending.

"In 2022 the USA allocated $295 billion to military operations and maintenance, $264 billion to procurement and research and development, and $167 billion to military personnel," the report says.

By comparison, the US government allocated just $76.4 billion in discretionary spending for education that same year. That means the United States is spending more than 10 times as much on its military than it is on its education. The Biden administration has requested $90 billion for education in 2024 and $842 billion for defense.

Total global military spending reached an all-time high in 2022, the report found. Governments shelled out about $2.24 trillion. That's a 3.7% increase from 2021, which was the biggest year-on-year increase in more than 30 years.

European countries saw the largest increases in spending, driven in large part by Russia's invasions of Ukraine in February last year. The report found that, in real terms, European military spending had returned to levels not seen since the Cold War.

"The continuous rise in global military expenditure in recent years is a sign that we are living in an increasingly insecure world," Nan Tian, a senior researcher at SIPRI, wrote in the report. "States are bolstering military strength in response to a deteriorating security environment, which they do not foresee improving in the near


Do you really believe in the drivel you post ? Hundreds of thousands of students from China study in underfunded American universities
 
Do you really believe in the drivel you post ? Hundreds of thousands of students from China study in underfunded American universities
And Chinese students pay the fees to study in American universities, Americans are no doubt making good profits from Chinese students.
 
And Chinese students pay the fees to study in American universities, Americans are no doubt making good profits from Chinese students.
Most of the STEM PhDs are funded by American taxpayers
 
Do you really believe in the drivel you post ? Hundreds of thousands of students from China study in underfunded American universities

It's just the usual ignorance of how the 50 states are like individual countries and how they themselves are the chief payers for education not the Federal Government.

This article from last year.

May 11, 2022

America invested $795 billion in local, state, and federal money on its K-12 public schools for the 2019-20 school year, according to new annual federal school spending data released Wednesday. That figure is roughly comparable to the federal government’s $700 billion defense budget that year, and represents a 1.5 percent increase in overall school district revenue compared with the previous fiscal year.



Also note this doesn't include the money state governments paid on their higher education institutions...just the K-12!

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Add another $112 Billion for the state payouts for high ed.
 
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It's just the usual ignorance of how the 50 states are like individual countries and how they themselves are the chief payers for education not the Federal Government.

This article from last year.

May 11, 2022

America invested $795 billion in local, state, and federal money on its K-12 public schools for the 2019-20 school year, according to new annual federal school spending data released Wednesday. That figure is roughly comparable to the federal government’s $700 billion defense budget that year, and represents a 1.5 percent increase in overall school district revenue compared with the previous fiscal year.



Also note this doesn't include the money state governments paid on their higher education institutions...just the K-12!

Edit:
Add another $112 Billion for the state payouts for high ed.
@beijingwalker pathetic loser with his usual propaganda...
 
And Chinese students pay the fees to study in American universities, Americans are no doubt making good profits from Chinese students.

And Chinese Americans make good profits from selling beef lo mein and General Tso's chicken
 
Dude, whoever made your graph does not know shit about US education system.

First of all, Education are supported by School District, which operated by state and operate all school in that state, those would have been the biggest output of education, not federal funding.

For example, NY School budget in 2022 is 34 billions dollars


And that's one state, and that also just included state funded education, there are private funded school, religious school.

Secondly, Federal funding usually for teacher training, teaching infrastructure, scholarship, and only between 8-10% of all education revenue


In school year 2018–19, elementary and secondary public school revenues totaled $795 billion in constant 2020–21 dollars.1,2 Of this total, 8 percent, or $63 billion, were from federal sources.
 
Because education is mainly funded by State and private entities? :D

It's just the usual ignorance of how the 50 states are like individual countries and how they themselves are the chief payers for education not the Federal Government.

This article from last year.

May 11, 2022

America invested $795 billion in local, state, and federal money on its K-12 public schools for the 2019-20 school year, according to new annual federal school spending data released Wednesday. That figure is roughly comparable to the federal government’s $700 billion defense budget that year, and represents a 1.5 percent increase in overall school district revenue compared with the previous fiscal year.



Also note this doesn't include the money state governments paid on their higher education institutions...just the K-12!

Edit:
Add another $112 Billion for the state payouts for high ed.

It's his usual posting of an article based on just a headline that only tells half the story he is trying to convey.

Dude, whoever made your graph does not know shit about US education system.

First of all, Education are supported by School District, which operated by state and operate all school in that state, those would have been the biggest output of education, not federal funding.

For example, NY School budget in 2022 is 34 billions dollars


And that's one state, and that also just included state funded education, there are private funded school, religious school.

Secondly, Federal funding usually for teacher training, teaching infrastructure, scholarship, and only between 8-10% of all education revenue


Of course he knows, I've already debunked him last year. He's just playing dumb.


Exactly, and your graph is a misrepresentation because it ignores US state/local funding.

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Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) - United States, China

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