Passage: A large share of the UNs expenditure addresses its core mission of peace and security, and this budget is assessed separately from the main organizational budget. The peacekeeping budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year was $8.27 billion, supporting 82,318 troops deployed in 15 missions around the world. UN peace operations are funded by assessments, using a formula derived from the regular funding scale that includes a weighted surcharge for the five permanent Security Council members, who must approve all peacekeeping operations. This surcharge serves to offset discounted peacekeeping assessment rates for less developed countries. In 2017, the top 8 providers of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations were the United States  (28.47%), China  (10.25%), Japan  (9.68%), Germany  (6.39%), France  (6.28%), United Kingdom  (5.77%), Russian Federation  (3.99%) and Italy  (3.75%).
How many countries contribute more than $8.27 billion in peacekeeping funds? How many more percent did China contribute to financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations than Germany? How many more percent toward financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations did the largest contributor contribute than the smallest contributor? Is Japan in the top half or bottom of contributors to peace funding by percentage? What are the two components of the UNs expenditures, which are addressed separately? Which countries are the top two contributors to peace keeping finances in the world? Which country more than quadruples France's peace keeping funding? Which country was the eighth most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the fifth most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the fourth most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the second most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the seventh most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the sixth most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which country was the third most important provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations? Which of the top 8 financial providers contribute less than 4%? Who is the smallest provider of assessed financial contributions to Peacekeeping operations?