zondag 6 juni 2010

Waar zit het geld?

Laten we beginnen bij de zwarte markt:

Largest black marketsEstimated annual
market value

(Billion USD)
Total1,100[4] or 1,400[4]
Marijuana142[4]
Prostitution108[4]
Counterfeit technology products100[4]
Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs75[4]
Prescription drugs73[4]
Cocaine70[4]
Opium and heroin65[4]
Web Video piracy60[4]
Software piracy53[4]
Cigarette smuggling50[4]
Wat wapens betreft is het iets moeilijker. Laten we eerst al eens kijken naar het 'defensie' budget. Op zich al een orwelliaanse naam.

This is a list of the ten countries with the highest defence budgets for the year 2008. The information is from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [10]. Total world spending amounted to $1.464 trillion USD in 2008.

RankCountrySpending ($ b.)World Share (%)
World Total1464.0100
1United States United States607.041.5
2People's Republic of China China84.9a5.8a
3France France65.74.5
4United Kingdom United Kingdom65.34.5
5Russia Russian Federation58.6a4.0a
6Germany Germany46.83.2
7Japan Japan46.33.2
8Italy Italy40.62.8
9Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia38.22.6
10India India32.72.1

Tenslotte kunnen we even bedenken hoe het er officieel uit ziet. De globale spelers zijn:

2010

This Financial Times Global 500 based list is up to date as of March 30, 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

RankFirst quarter [1]
1People's Republic of ChinaPetroChina
329,259.7
2United StatesExxon Mobil
316,230.8
3United StatesMicrosoft
256,864.7
4People's Republic of ChinaIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China
246,419.8
5United StatesApple Inc.
213,096.7
6Australia
United Kingdom
BHP Billiton
209,935.1
7United StatesWal-mart
209,000.7
8United StatesBerkshire Hathaway
200,620.5
9United StatesGeneral Electric
194,246.2
10People's Republic of ChinaChina Mobile
192,998.6