U.S. Military Spending, 1946–2009
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(billions of actual or projected dollars)
| Year | Spending |
|---|---|
| 1946 | $556.9 |
| 1947 | 52.4 |
| 1948 | 103.9 |
| 1949 | 144.2 |
| 1950 | 141.2 |
| 1951 | 224.3 |
| 1952 | 402.1 |
| 1953 | 442.3 |
| 1954 | 420.9 |
| 1955 | 376.9 |
| 1956 | 356.2 |
| 1957 | $360.9 |
| 1958 | 352.9 |
| 1959 | 352.5 |
| 1960 | 344.3 |
| 1961 | 344.0 |
| 1962 | 363.4 |
| 1963 | 368.0 |
| 1964 | 364.4 |
| 1965 | 333.1 |
| 1966 | 356.2 |
| 1967 | 412.0 |
| 1968 | $449.3 |
| 1969 | 438.1 |
| 1970 | 406.3 |
| 1971 | 370.6 |
| 1972 | 343.8 |
| 1973 | 313.3 |
| 1974 | 299.7 |
| 1975 | 293.3 |
| 1976 | 283.8 |
| 1977 | 286.2 |
| 1978 | 286.5 |
| 1979 | $295.6 |
| 1980 | 303.4 |
| 1981 | 317.4 |
| 1982 | 339.4 |
| 1983 | 366.7 |
| 1984 | 381.7 |
| 1985 | 405.4 |
| 1986 | 426.6 |
| 1987 | 427.9 |
| 1988 | 426.4 |
| 1989 | 427.7 |
| 1990 | $409.7 |
| 1991 | 358.1 |
| 1992 | 379.5 |
| 1993 | 358.6 |
| 1994 | 338.6 |
| 1995 | 321.6 |
| 1996 | 307.4 |
| 1997 | 305.3 |
| 1998 | 296.7 |
| 1999 | 298.4 |
| 2000 | 311.7 |
| 2001 | $307.8 |
| 2002 | 328.7 |
| 2003 | 404.91 |
| 2004 | 455.91 |
| 2005 | 495.31,2 |
| 2006 | 535.91,2 |
| 2007 | 527.41,2 |
| 2008 | 494.41,2 |
| 2009 | 494.31,2 |
1. Figures do not include expenses for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
2. Figures based on requested defense budget or projections, not actual spending.
Source: Center for Defense Information.
See also Largest Military Expenditures (World).
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