United States

Military spending in United States

Military spending in United States: 5.27% of GDP in 1949 and 3.12% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.12% of GDP
Since 1949
−2.16 percentage points
Rank, 2025
23 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in United StatesMilitary spending in United States: 5.27% of GDP in 1949 and 3.12% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 13.86% of GDP in 1952, the lowest 3.09% of GDP in 1999.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 13.86% of GDP in 1952, the lowest 3.09% of GDP in 1999.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearUnited States
20253.12
20243.43
20233.29
20223.3
20213.4
20203.64
20193.41
20183.3
20173.3
20163.4
20153.46
20143.68
20134.02
20124.46
20114.82
20104.9
20094.88
20084.45
20074.07
20064.04
20054.09
20044.02
20033.83
20023.45
20013.12
20003.11
19993.09
19983.2
19973.41
19963.56
19953.86
19944.22
19934.6
19924.97
19914.88
19905.61
19895.87
19886.07
19876.42
19866.63
19856.45
19846.24
19836.32
19826.81
19815.65
19805.15
19794.95
19784.94
19775.16
19765.19
19755.62
19745.95
19735.89
19726.52
19716.94
19708.03
19698.63
19689.27
19679.42
19668.44
19657.59
19648.05
19638.83
19629.33
19619.16
19608.99
19599.44
195810.07
19579.99
19569.9
195510.16
195411.74
195313.58
195213.86
195110.17
19505.08
19495.27

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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