'oitl=itf;;a;; i;;;;;Organlzatlon (NATO) and the Warsav, Treaty Orlanization (wIO) r as incurring over70 per cent of world rnititary spendlng. -appioxinntefy 75 per cent of worldnilitary spending is concentrated among thi devetoped countries, anotber15 per cent being shared by the developtng countriis. (b) As regards the data for mllitary R and D, ttre existlng estinates are even,'pre indicative of tbe high concentration of rdorld miritary ,p"iaing wherern over136 developing countries -do not colLectivery account for even a calcurabre fractlonof the Horld's totar. w A= also nentionei in ttre 1977 report, alue to their placeln the develoFnent of ld-vanced nllitary technology, the trro najor rnilitary powersaccount for an overwhelming share of global expenditure in rnilitary R antt D. A/37 / 1s6 ErgI Ish Annex Page 15 cltaRl 2' Mlttl'ARY DXPINI) l11tt18S, l','/2'l18l Woald totll lnd r'l'c!'il gFu|3 ol 'o'rilricn {lUS thowrod ntlllon (1979 t'rlcBs)) tt12slx MAIN MIL.I'I'ABY SPI:NDERS DEVnLOPINC COll N'rR l8S Worlrl Ar rrtrr'.'ntr .rn4r r) iixrnr,''rr$!i.fsljl' f:I!::I" 'g'aPPtntlrr 5ts u37/386 EngllEh Annex Pago 15 Iable 1. llilitary expenditu.es, selecteal qroups of co\rntries, 1.972_L981. a/ (Billlons of dollarg rnd per cent of mrld tot.l) of of of of slx |!aih rtlllltrly lpenders 325.3 78.t other lndu6t.irlized counttiaa D€velopirE couhtrles 5/ World total58.0 13.9 33.0 7.9 t15.3 100324.9 57.5 s6.0 r40.{'t2.s 15 -0 100317,2 7 4.7 55.1 178.0?0.5 t5.5 L3.8 f00359. { 76.0 81.3 518,759-3 15. ? 100 t/ Sou.cer tforld Arpanents DtsartEb€nt, SIPRI learboo*. 1962. appendi:. 58. U/. Ftgures for alevaloplng countrl€s lre not Btr1ctly coDplrlble lrclo y€ar to year bacause tbe Dunb€! of countrtaa haB tncrlalad throughout the p€rlod, Tlb1c 2. ltates ol qroytl| oa nltiterv expenditure, l97t-l98l g/ (Petcentage everaga lnnual lncraeBe of rell expeDdi,ture)197s l9't 2-I973 1975-1978 l9 7€- 19 81 SIx nain nllltary ap€nders Clth€r lndurtrirl.lzcd couht!lea DevaloFlrl9 count!l.eE l{orld total-0.0 2.53.12.2 gDerived from the fiquro. in t.ble l. A/37/386 EngI ish Annex Paqe 17 (c) The same Picture is true for the area of international trade in arns'
**Analysis**
The text discusses the distribution of military spending and research and development (R&D) among different countries, highlighting the concentration of spending among developed countries. It also mentions the high concentration of R&D in a few major military powers. The text does not explicitly discuss economic development, but the data and statistics presented suggest a relationship between military spending and economic development.

**Category**
International trade, Industry