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United States Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: United States Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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5.27% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

United States's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 5.27%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.25%	−0.17%	22nd
2024	3.42%	+0.11%	130th
2023	3.30%	−0.01%	131st
2022	3.31%	−0.10%	133rd
2021	3.40%	−0.24%	136th
2020	3.65%	+0.24%	138th
2019	3.41%	+0.11%	136th
2018	3.30%	+0.01%	138th
2017	3.30%	−0.10%	135th
2016	3.40%	−0.06%	132nd
2015	3.46%	−0.21%	134th
2014	3.68%	−0.34%	136th
2013	4.02%	−0.44%	138th
2012	4.46%	−0.36%	142nd
2011	4.82%	−0.08%	137th
2010	4.90%	+0.03%	142nd
2009	4.88%	+0.43%	137th
2008	4.45%	+0.37%	144th
2007	4.07%	+0.03%	134th
2006	4.04%	−0.05%	137th
2005	4.09%	+0.07%	140th
2004	4.02%	+0.19%	136th
2003	3.83%	+0.38%	132nd
2002	3.45%	+0.32%	121st
2001	3.12%	+0.01%	111th
2000	3.11%	+0.03%	111th
1999	3.09%	−0.12%	108th
1998	3.20%	−0.20%	108th
1997	3.41%	−0.15%	111th
1996	3.55%	−0.31%	116th
1995	3.86%	−0.36%	116th
1994	4.22%	−0.39%	123rd
1993	4.60%	−0.37%	119th
1992	4.97%	+0.09%	111th
1991	4.88%	−0.72%	97th
1990	5.61%	−0.27%	100th
1989	5.87%	−0.20%	102nd
1988	6.07%	−0.35%	100th
1987	6.42%	−0.21%	106th
1986	6.63%	+0.17%	103rd
1985	6.45%	+0.22%	102nd
1984	6.24%	−0.08%	95th
1983	6.32%	−0.49%	92nd
1982	6.81%	+1.17%	93rd
1981	5.65%	+0.49%	91st
1980	5.15%	+0.20%	92nd
1979	4.95%	+0.01%	85th
1978	4.94%	−0.21%	81st
1977	5.16%	−0.04%	82nd
1976	5.19%	−0.43%	83rd
1975	5.62%	−0.33%	83rd
1974	5.95%	+0.06%	85th
1973	5.89%	−0.63%	86th
1972	6.52%	−0.42%	81st
1971	6.94%	−1.09%	83rd
1970	8.03%	−0.60%	82nd
1969	8.63%	−0.64%	75th
1968	9.27%	−0.15%	78th
1967	9.42%	+0.98%	73rd
1966	8.44%	+0.85%	71st
1965	7.59%	−0.46%	69th
1964	8.05%	−0.78%	69th
1963	8.83%	−0.50%	68th
1962	9.33%	+0.18%	66th
1961	9.16%	+0.16%	65th
1960	8.99%	–	57th

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