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Military share of state spending in United States

Military share of state spending in United States: 9.6% of government spending in 2001 and 8.3% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
8.3% of government spending
Since 2001
−1.3 percentage points
Rank, 2025
34 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in United StatesMilitary share of state spending in United States: 9.6% of government spending in 2001 and 8.3% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 12.4% of government spending in 2011, the lowest 7.9% of government spending in 2021.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 12.4% of government spending in 2011, the lowest 7.9% of government spending in 2021.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearUnited States
20258.3
20249
20238.7
20229
20217.9
20208.2
20199.5
20189.3
20179.4
20169.6
20159.9
201410.4
201311.2
201212
201112.4
201012.3
200911.8
200812
200711.8
200612
200512.1
200412
200311.3
200210.3
20019.6

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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