Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
80 percent
China has hacked and stolen 80 percent of Americans' data since 2014.
SOURCE: "A Playbook for Winning the Cyber War: Part 3: Evaluating China’s Cyber Strategy" by CSIS's Emily Harding, Julia Dickson, and Aosheng Pusztaszeri.
$471 billion
China’s emergence as an economic superpower has fueled decades of steady increases in military spending. Government figures understate actual expenditures, but some estimates put Beijing's 2024 military spending at $471 billion.
SOURCE: "China’s Military in 10 Charts" by CSIS's Matthew P. Funaiole and Brian Hart.
30 pickup trucks
Abrams tanks are lethal on the battlefield, but their slow movement between continents burdens the military with poor strategic mobility. A standard military cargo aircraft can only carry one Abrams tank because it weighs more than 30 Ford F-150 trucks.
SOURCE: "Divesting the Past to Secure Tomorrow’s Battlefield" by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen with Benjamin Fernandes.
5 out of 15
Five of the world’s top fifteen destinations for rare earths exploration in the past year were AGOA beneficiaries: South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, and Angola.
SOURCE: "Why Is Renewing AGOA Strategic for U.S.-Africa Minerals Diplomacy?" by CSIS's Gracelin Basakran
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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