This graph shows the defense expenditures of the United States per capita from 1995 to 2021. In 2021, it is estimated that around 2,187 U.S. dollars per capita were spent on military causes by the United States.
Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Armed Forces of the United States
Overview
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Budget and costs
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- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2032
- Basic Statistic U.S. government - defense expenditures per capita 1995-2021
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Inventory
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- Premium Statistic Total deployable battle force ships of the U.S. Navy 2011-2023
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Personnel
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- Basic Statistic U.S. Active duty Department of Defense personnel numbers 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. total Department of Defense Reserve personnel 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. military force numbers 2021, by service branch and reserve component
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Army personnel numbers 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Navy personnel from 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. active duty Air Force personnel 1995-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. education level of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021
Diversity
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- Basic Statistic Gender distribution of U.S. DoD Officers 2021, by service branch
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- Premium Statistic U.S. number of DoD active duty personnel 2021, by race
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Stationing and combat
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- Basic Statistic U.S. stationing of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2021, by state
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- Basic Statistic Fallen American soldiers in Iraq up to 2020
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- Basic Statistic Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2022
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- U.S. government - outlays of the Department of Defense 2000-2027
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NATO. (March 11, 2022). Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/
NATO. "Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/
NATO. (2022). Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/
NATO. "Per Capita Defense Expenditure of The United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/
NATO, Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Per capita defense expenditure of the United States from 1995 to 2021 (in 2015 U.S. dollars) [Graph], NATO, March 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/