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United States
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#18out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

9.47.86.34.73.1196019922024United States · 2024: 3.42%United States

Analytical takeaways

  • United States records 3.42% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #18 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 8.99% in 1960 to 3.42% in 2024, a decrease of 5.57%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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