The statistic represents the U.S. defense outlays from 2000 to 2021 with an additional forecast from 2022 to 2032, as a percentage of the gross domestic product. Defense outlays amounted to 742 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, which was about 3.3 percent of the U.S. GDP. The forecast predicts an increase in defense outlays up to 998 billion U.S. dollars in 2032, which would be about 2.7 percent of the U.S. GDP.
Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2032 (as a percentage of GDP)
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US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2032 (as a percentage of GDP)." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2022). Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2032 (as a percentage of GDP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. 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 2032 (as a Percentage of Gdp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, 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 2032 (as a percentage of GDP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Defense outlays and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2032 (as a percentage of GDP) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217581/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us-as-a-percentage-of-the-gdp/