Federal Budget Outlays for Defense Functions: 1980 to 2002
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(in billions of dollars [$134.0 represents $134,000,000,000])
| Defense function | 1980 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001, est |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $134.0 | $299.3 | $298.4 | $281.6 | $272.1 | $265.8 | $270.5 | $268.5 | $274.9 | $294.5 | $308.5 | $348.0 |
| Percent change1 | 15.2% | –1.4% | 9.2% | –3.3% | –3.4% | –2.3% | 1.8% | –0.7% | 3.1% | 7.1% | 14.8% | 12.8 |
| Defense Dept., military | $130.9 | $289.8 | $286.9 | $268.6 | $259.4 | $253.2 | $258.3 | $256.1 | $261.4 | $281.2 | $294.5 | 330.6 |
| Military personnel | 40.9 | 75.6 | 81.2 | 73.1 | 70.8 | 66.7 | 69.7 | 69.0 | 69.5 | 76.0 | 74.0 | 81.2 |
| Operation, maintenance | 44.8 | 88.3 | 92.0 | 87.9 | 91.1 | 88.8 | 92.5 | 93.5 | 96.4 | 105.9 | 114.0 | 133.6 |
| Procurement | 29.0 | 81.0 | 74.9 | 61.8 | 55.0 | 48.9 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 48.8 | 51.7 | 55.0 | 59.6 |
| Research and development | 13.1 | 37.5 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.6 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 37.6 | 40.6 | 45.1 |
| Military construction | 2.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| Family housing | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Other2 | –1.1 | –1.2 | –3.3 | 2.7 | –2.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | –1.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
1. Change from immediate prior year.
2. Revolving and management funds, trust funds, special foreign currency program allowances, and offsetting receipts.
Source: U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Historical Tables, annual, from Statistical Abstract of the United States.
| The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) | Military Personnel | U.S. Military Spending, 1946–2009 |
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