Comments on: Top 50 Nations – Military Spend per GDP http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/ My Confined Space is an image blog with user submitted pictures of anything and everything, funny, serious or dark. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:28:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: gx5000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59791 gx5000 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:36:08 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59791 Why is any faith being put in these incomplete tabulations ? are we just monkeys to their bananas ? Why is any faith being put in these incomplete tabulations ? are we just monkeys to their bananas ?

]]> By: natakamus http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59759 natakamus Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59759 $.59 puts us at 11th place, right behind Iran. Woo Hoo! $.59 puts us at 11th place, right behind Iran. Woo Hoo!

]]> By: natakamus http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59758 natakamus Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:27:14 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59758 Ando, you're right. I fucked up my math. With a GPD of $13.8 trillion and defense spending of $812 billion, defense is 5.9% of GDP. Thus, the US spends $.59 for every $10 of GDP. That's still over double what the original chart says, though. Ando, you’re right. I fucked up my math. With a GPD of $13.8 trillion and defense spending of $812 billion, defense is 5.9% of GDP. Thus, the US spends $.59 for every $10 of GDP. That’s still over double what the original chart says, though.

]]> By: Ando http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59735 Ando Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:18:39 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59735 My mate reckons you're wrong. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. "800 billion is 8% of 10 trillion, so 800 into 13 trillion must be less than 8%" My mate reckons you’re wrong.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

“800 billion is 8% of 10 trillion, so 800 into 13 trillion must be less than 8%”

]]> By: natakamus http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59725 natakamus Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:05:41 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59725 I think our military spending is a lot more than just $276.7 billion. Military Spending for 2008 $812 billion: • Military Personnel $136 billion • Operation & Maint. $249 billion • Procurement $111 billion • Research & Dev. $70 billion • Construction $10 billion • Family Housing $4 billion • DoD misc. $6 billion • Retired Pay $52 billion • DoE nuclear weapons $17 billion • NASA (50%) $9 billion • International Security $10 billion • Homeland Secur. (military) $31 billion • Exec. Office of President $1 billion • Veterans’ Benefits $85 billion • other military (non-DoD) $1 billion • plus ... anticipated supplemental war spending requests of $20 billion in addition to $141 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan wars already incorporated into figures above Our GDP (approximately) for 2007 was $13.8 trillion. As a percentage of GDP, our defense budget is 16.77%, or $1.68 per $10 of GDP. Am I doing this right? It seems like those orginal statistics are way off. I think our military spending is a lot more than just $276.7 billion.

Military Spending for 2008
$812 billion:
• Military Personnel $136 billion
• Operation & Maint. $249 billion
• Procurement $111 billion
• Research & Dev. $70 billion
• Construction $10 billion
• Family Housing $4 billion
• DoD misc. $6 billion
• Retired Pay $52 billion
• DoE nuclear weapons $17 billion
• NASA (50%) $9 billion
• International Security $10 billion
• Homeland Secur. (military) $31 billion
• Exec. Office of President $1 billion
• Veterans’ Benefits $85 billion
• other military (non-DoD) $1 billion
• plus … anticipated supplemental war spending requests of $20 billion in addition to $141 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan wars already incorporated into figures above

Our GDP (approximately) for 2007 was $13.8 trillion. As a percentage of GDP, our defense budget is 16.77%, or $1.68 per $10 of GDP. Am I doing this right? It seems like those orginal statistics are way off.

]]> By: wookie_x http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59689 wookie_x Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:54:35 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59689 Of course, the total defense expenditures of the United states is at #1, spending almost 5 times more than the #2 (China). According to the other options on the chart, the US spends $276,700,000,000.00, and China spends $55,910,000,000.00. The United States is only #3 when it comes to spending per capita, behind Israel and Singapore. We spend a piddling $935.64 per person per year. What I find interesting, though, is that Russia isn't even listed. Of course, the total defense expenditures of the United states is at #1, spending almost 5 times more than the #2 (China). According to the other options on the chart, the US spends $276,700,000,000.00, and China spends $55,910,000,000.00. The United States is only #3 when it comes to spending per capita, behind Israel and Singapore. We spend a piddling $935.64 per person per year.

What I find interesting, though, is that Russia isn’t even listed.

]]> By: Caio http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59683 Caio Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:12:27 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59683 Good image, The Duck. I'm gonna go compare the two lists. What really surprises me is Bosnia and France. France has a big GDP for a country of it's size, which implies heavy military spending. I'm not one of those people that cries every time the word 'France' is spoken, but I did assume they were generally pacifist and anti-military nowadays. Bosnia, I thought, was mainly being administered by the UN, and was still chalk-full of foreign armies. I guess I'd need to look it up, but I reckon it's because they have such a low GDP in the first place. And China being on the list isn't a surprise, but damn it scares the hell out of me. Good image, The Duck. I’m gonna go compare the two lists. What really surprises me is Bosnia and France. France has a big GDP for a country of it’s size, which implies heavy military spending. I’m not one of those people that cries every time the word ‘France’ is spoken, but I did assume they were generally pacifist and anti-military nowadays.

Bosnia, I thought, was mainly being administered by the UN, and was still chalk-full of foreign armies. I guess I’d need to look it up, but I reckon it’s because they have such a low GDP in the first place.

And China being on the list isn’t a surprise, but damn it scares the hell out of me.

]]> By: warren http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59675 warren Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:24:06 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59675 I don't think we should base our military policy decisions on the actions of a government in a nation surrounded by belligerent aggressors. Besides, imagine how great it would be to live here if we took every dollar spent for military and matched it internally for infrastructure, education and health care. I don’t think we should base our military policy decisions on the actions of a government in a nation surrounded by belligerent aggressors.

Besides, imagine how great it would be to live here if we took every dollar spent for military and matched it internally for infrastructure, education and health care.

]]> By: IronGaijin http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/comment-page-1/#comment-59657 IronGaijin Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:03:33 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2007/08/20/top-50-nations-military-spend-per-gdp/#comment-59657 #1 United States: $11,667,515,000,000.00 #2 Japan: $4,623,398,000,000.00 But then take into consideration our GDP. Almost 3x as much as the next leading country. Oman is like #73. #1 United States: $11,667,515,000,000.00
#2 Japan: $4,623,398,000,000.00

But then take into consideration our GDP. Almost 3x as much as the next leading country. Oman is like #73.

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