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Russia entered the top three leaders in terms of service expenses in 2016, replacing Saudi Arabia from third place. Compared to 2015, Russian service costs increased by 5.9% to 69.2 billion dollars, reports the Stockholm International Institute for Research of Peace Problems (Sipri).

In the first place in the US list, the costs of which weapons rose in 2016 by 1.7% to $ 611 billion. The second in the list remains China, which spent $ 215 billion in 2016 under this article, 5.4% more than in 2015.

In 2016, Saudi Arabia reduced military costs by 30% to $ 63.7 billion. The five India closes, spending $ 55.9 billion.

In general, the global service expenses in 2016 increased by 0.4% and amounted to $ 1686 billion. The indicator has grown for the first time since 2011, when its value was maximum - 1699 billion (in terms of 2015 prices).

The total military expenses of Western Europe in 2016 increased by 2.4%. One of the reasons is noted in the Sipri report is the perception of Russia as a growing threat.