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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 8th March
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table gives information about the changes in the military budgets of 8 countries between 2004 and 2020.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The chart shows details of the alterations in the military spending of eight countries between the years 2004 and 2020. Overall, the total increased, as did the amount spent by all the countries except the United Kingdom and Italy. In both years, the United States’ budget was highest, and Italy’s was the least.
The total money spent by all eight countries increased from $930.2bn in 2004 to $1,125.8bn in 2020. The United states spending went from $623bn to $778bn, keeping it as the country with the highest amount spent. Of the eight countries, China’s spending had the most significant rise as it went from $65bn to $178bn, whereas the Russian military budget had a more moderate increase from $50bn to $61.7bn.
Of the remaining countries, France’s figure of $45bn was the highest in 2004, and this rose to $48.3bn. While the United Kingdom had a decrease of $1.3bn, in Japan and Germany, there was a growth of $10.7bn and $16.4bn, respectively. Meanwhile, Italy continued to have the lowest figure as its budget went from $28.2bn down to $15bn.
