Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
$109 billion
Russia’s national defense spending in 2024 will total $109 billion, which means that for the first time in the country’s post-Soviet history, 6 percent of its GDP will be spent on the military.
SOURCE: "Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War" by CSIS's Maria Snegovaya, Max Bergmann, Tina Dolbaia, Nick Fenton, and Samuel Bendett (Contributor).
40 percent
By 2030, the countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will comprise only 40 percent of the world economy, half as much as in 1990.
SOURCE: "Pursuing Global Order in the Twenty-First Century" by CSIS's Jon B. Alterman and Lily McElwee.
145.43 per 100,000
Durán, Ecuador saw a homicide rate of 145.43 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023 and was ranked the most violent city in the world as poverty continues to rise.
SOURCE: "In the Eye of the Storm: Ecuador’s Compounding Crises" by CSIS's Ryan C. Berg and Rubi Bledsoe.
$75 billion
The electric vehicle battery sector has drawn almost $75 billion in investment announcements since Q3 2022.
SOURCE: "Energy Considerations at the Dawn of Strategic Manufacturing" by CSIS's Cy McGeady, Hatley Post, and Jane Nakano.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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