In 2022, the United States will spend an estimated 821 billion U.S. dollars on defense. This makes their defense budget the biggest out of all the NATO members. The United Kingdom is the country with the second highest defense expenditure of 72 billion U.S Dollars.
Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
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NATO. (June 27, 2022). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. (2022). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense Expenditures of Nato Countries in 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO, Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], NATO, June 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/