Defense spending in the United States is predicted to increase every year until 2034. Defense outlays in the United States amounted to 891 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The forecast predicts an increase in defense outlays up to 1.07 trillion U.S. dollars in 2034.
Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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US Congressional Budget Office. (February 7, 2024). Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2024). Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense Outlays and Forecast in The United States from 2000 to 2034 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office, Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2034 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/