尽管挪威、瑞典、丹麦荷兰和卢森堡已经实现0.7%的目标，但就全球平均水平而言，这一比例从1960年的0.5%下降到了今天的0.3 % 。
Although Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg have achieved the 0.7% target, the global average has actually declined, from 0.5% of GDP in 1960 to 0.3% today.