| Cost of the First World War | 1914 – 1918 | |
| In economic terms | $208 billion | |
| Followed by | 2 decades of economic misery | |
| Loss of human life | ||
| Number of war dead | 9.4 million (6000 a day) | |
| Allies (Victors) | 5.4 million | |
| Central Powers (Losers) | 4 million | |
| Crippled/Permanent disabilties | 15 million | |
| Genocide of Armenian people | 800,000 to 1.3 million lives lost |
| (Source: National Archives, The UK) |