Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
0.11 percent
The U.S. commercial shipbuilding sector has been nearly eliminated, with its market share falling to just 0.11 percent of the global total in 2024.
SOURCE: "Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire" by CSIS's Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Aidan Powers-Riggs.
$5.52 billion
Russia’s arms deals with North Korea have rapidly expanded since the beginning of 2022 and are now estimated to be worth up to $5.52 billion.
SOURCE: "North Korea Announces Nuclear-Powered Submarine Development" by CSIS's Victor Cha and Ellen Kim.
0.5 percent
Chinese experts believe that even if the United States imposed massive tariffs, the Chinese economy would only shrink by less than 0.5 percent—not insignificant, but nothing that would cause a crisis.
SOURCE: "The United States’ Illiberal Turn Recasts a Potential Deal with China" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy.
9,000
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calculated that the death toll from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs reached nearly 9,000, though some human rights groups suggest the number could be triple that.
SOURCE: "Rodrigo Duterte Heading to Trial in The Hague" by CSIS's Japhet Quitzon.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 1962 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It seeks to advance global security and prosperity by providing strategic insights and policy solutions to decisionmakers.
