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2010. In contrast, the level of participation from Asia and the Pacific dropped from 13 in
2010 to 10 in 2011. Information on States that provided data on military expenditures of
2010 is presented in annex III to this chapter. Regional participation in the instrument is
reflected in table 2 below.
While overall participation in the United Nations Report on Military Expenditure
showed a sign of improvement in 2011, there remained significant disparities in reporting
by States among different regions. Of the 67 reports received in 2011, 3 came from Africa,
10 from Asia and the Pacific, 21 from Eastern Europe, 10 from Latin America and the
Caribbean, and 23 from Western Europe and other States. The percentage of reporting
States in each region were 5.7 per cent for Africa, 18.9 per cent for Asia and the Pacific,
30.3 per cent for Latin America and the Caribbean, 95.5 per cent for Eastern Europe, and
76.7 per cent for Western Europe and other States.
Table 2. Regional participation of Member States in the United Nations
Report on Military Expenditures, 2001-2011
(Number of reports submitted)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Africa (total: 53) 1 6 4 4 1 4 2 5 2 3 3
Asia and the
Pacific (total: 53)
Eastern Europe
(total: 22)
Latin America and
the Caribbean
(total: 33)
Western Europe
and other States
(total: 30)
11 15 16 16 16 17 15 13 9 13 10
17 18 16 20 19 19 19 21 19 17 21
8 15 13 9 11 14 14 11 7 5 10
24 26 26 29 28 26 28 27 21 20 23
Total 61 80 75 78 75 80 78 77 58 60 67
Note: The table shows participation in the instrument based on reports on military expenditures submitted by
Members States, which generally contain information on the latest available fiscal year. This information
is requested by UNODA through an annual note verbale, as mandated by the relevant General Assembly
resolution.
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