Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
4 out of 10
European countries have 4 of the 10 largest defense budgets in the world, making the continent an ideal base for NATO.
SOURCE: "Forward Defense: Strengthening U.S. Force Posture in Europe" by CSIS's Seth G. Jones, Seamus P. Daniels, Catrina Doxsee, Daniel Fata, and Kathleen McInnis.
$200 billion
TikTok is exceptionally valuable—some estimate it is worth more than $200 billion—and there are few or no buyers capable of finding this kind of money.
SOURCE: "TikTok and National Security" by CSIS's James Andrew Lewis.
78 percent
78 percent of EU defense purchases have been sourced from nations outside the bloc since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
SOURCE: "The European Union Charts Its Own Path for European Rearmament" by CSIS's Max Bergmann, Mathieu Droin, Sissy Martinez, and Otto Svendsen.
$15.7 billion
In 2021, Latin America and the Caribbean was the fastest-growing region in the world for venture capital investment, reaching an all-time high of $15.7 billion.
SOURCE: "Catalysts of Change: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Latin America" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg, Juliana Rubio, and Nathaniel Laske.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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