In developing countries, spending on defence rose slightly in the 1970s and 1980s but fell back again to the early 1970s level of about two and a half per cent of GDP.
在发展中国家，国防开支在1970年代和1980年代略有上升，但后来再次回落到1970年代初约占国内生产总值2.5%的水平。