In 2021, the United States will spend an estimated 811 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 2021
(in million U.S. dollars)
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NATO. (June 11, 2021). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. (2021). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense Expenditures of Nato Countries in 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
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