What Would It Would Cost To End Global Poverty?
Investopedia·2025-12-23 21:01

How much is $318 billion in the scheme of things? It's a tiny fraction of the world's economic output. It's about equal to the $320 billion that Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft collectively planned to spend on AI research and data center expansion in 2025 according to a report by CNBC early this year. And the researchers noted that it's far less than the 2.2% of global GDP that's spent on alcoholic beverages each year. Key Takeaways It would take $318 billion per year, or 0.3% of the world's economic o ...