The statistic represents the U.S. defense outlays from 2000 to 2018 with an additional forecast from 2019 to 2029, as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Defense outlays amounted to 622 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, which was about 3.1 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in defense outlays up to 771 billion U.S. dollars in 2029, which would be about 2.5 percent of the U.S. GDP.
Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029
(as a percentage of the GDP)
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US Congressional Budget Office. (January 28, 2019). Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP)." Chart. January 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2019). Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense Outlays and Forecast in The United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a Percentage of The Gdp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office, Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 (as a percentage of the GDP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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