Defense outlays in the United States amounted to 855 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Furthermore, defense spending was forecast to increase to 871 billion U.S. dollars in 2025, and 1.07 trillion U.S. dollars by 2035.
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Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Congressional Budget Office. (January 17, 2025). Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2025). Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense Outlays in The United States from 2000 to 2024 with a Forecast to 2035 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office, Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/ (last visited December 17, 2025)
Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2024 with a forecast to 2035 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, January 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
