Coercive Spending
Military Spending
Global total in US$ billions of dollars
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Military spending has almost doubled since 2000.
Eliminating extreme poverty and hunger (SDGs 1 and 2) would amount to only about 13 per cent of annual military spending.
Policing / Public Order
Recorded global total spending in US$ billions
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Police spending worldwide has risen even though the global crime rate has fallen by 21% since the early 1990s.
Prisons
Recorded global total spending in US$ billions
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Since 2000, the world prison population has grown by almost 20%.
Intelligence (US)
US spending in US$ billions
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US intelligence spending has increased 35% since 2007 but more than doubled since 9/11.
Border Agencies (US)
Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) annual budgets in US$ billions
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US spending on border and immigration enforcement has more than triped since 2003. With more than 60,000 agents, US Customs and Border Patrol is one of the world’s largest law enforcement agencies.