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  <title>Regional military expenditure, 1988-2010</title>
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    <title>World regions</title>
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    <description>This chart shows military spending by region from 1988-2010 in constant (2009) US$ billion.</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p align="left">Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external-link" href="worldbar8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="worldbar8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Asia & Oceania" height="258" width="422" /><br /></a></p>
<p>Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>.<br />
					
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.</p>
<p align="right">&nbsp;© SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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    <dc:date>2011-04-10T22:17:38Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Africa</title>
    <link>http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/regional/milex_africa</link>
    <description>Military expenditure in Africa, 1988-2010</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p>Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external-link" href="africa8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="africa8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Africa" /><br /></a></p>
<p>Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>.<br />
					
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.</p>
<p align="right">&nbsp; © SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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    <dc:date>2009-04-14T08:30:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Americas</title>
    <link>http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/regional/milex_americas</link>
    <description>Military expenditure in the Americas, 1988-2010</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p>Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="americas8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="americas8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Americas" /></a></p>
Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>
<p>.</p>
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p align="right">&nbsp;© SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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    <dc:date>2009-04-14T08:35:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Asia &amp; Oceania</title>
    <link>http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/regional/Milex_asia_ocean</link>
    <description>Military expenditure in Asia &amp; Oceania by subregion, 1988-2010</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p align="left">Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external-link" href="asiaoc8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="asiaoc8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Asia & Oceania" height="258" width="422" /><br /></a></p>
<p>Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>.<br />
					
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.</p>
<p align="right">&nbsp;© SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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    <dc:date>2009-04-14T09:05:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Europe</title>
    <link>http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/regional/milex_europe</link>
    <description>Military expenditure in Europe by subregion, 1988-2010</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p align="left">Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external-link" href="europe8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="europe8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Europe" /><br /></a></p>
<p>Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>.<br />
					
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.</p>
<p align="right">&nbsp;© SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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    <title>Middle East</title>
    <link>http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/milex/resultoutput/regional/milex_middle_east</link>
    <description>Military expenditure in the Middle East, 1988-2010</description>
    <content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[Military expenditure data provide an easily identifiable measure of the scale of resources absorbed by military activities. Military expenditure is an input measure. As such it is not directly related to the output of military capability.
<p>SIPRI military expenditure data are entirely based on open sources and, as far as possible, on official data.</p>
<p><a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/definitions">The SIPRI definition</a> of military expenditure is used as a guideline in the compilation of SIPRI data but is not always possible to apply. If another definition is used, it is applied over the entire country time-series in order to achieve consistency over time.</p>
<p align="left">Local currencies are converted to constant US dollars using the domestic consumer price index and the market exchange rate.</p>
<p align="center"><a class="external-link" href="me8810/image_view_fullscreen"><img class="image-inline" src="me8810/image_preview" alt="Military Expenditure Middle East" /><br /></a></p>
<p>Source: <a class="external-link" href="http://milexdata.sipri.org">The SIPRI military expenditure database</a>.<br />
					
Note: For information on countries included in the geographical regions, see <a class="external-link" href="../sources_methods/regional_coverage">Regional coverage</a>.</p>
<p align="right">© SIPRI 2011. See SIPRI terms and conditions below.</p>
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