Defense outlays in the United States amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2025. Furthermore, defense spending was expected to decrease to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2026. By 2036, defense expenditure was forecast to grow to *** trillion U.S. dollars.
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US Congressional Budget Office. (March 24, 2026). Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2025 with a forecast to 2036 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2025 with a forecast to 2036 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 24, 2026. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. (2026). Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2025 with a forecast to 2036 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office. "Defense Outlays in The United States from 2000 to 2025 with a Forecast to 2036 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2026, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
US Congressional Budget Office, Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2025 with a forecast to 2036 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/ (last visited September 01, 2026)
Defense outlays in the United States from 2000 to 2025 with a forecast to 2036 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Congressional Budget Office, March 24, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217577/outlays-for-defense-and-forecast-in-the-us/
