Military expenditure in dollars in North America in 2024 — 1,026,655,897,810 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,993.1%.
1960–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.03T | +83.41B | +8.84% |
| 2023 | 943B | +56.98B | +6.43% |
| 2022 | 886B | +54.67B | +6.57% |
| 2021 | 832B | +30.11B | +3.76% |
| 2020 | 801B | +44.74B | +5.91% |
| 2019 | 757B | +51.52B | +7.31% |
| 2018 | 705B | +36.2B | +5.41% |
| 2017 | 669B | +11.38B | +1.73% |
| 2016 | 658B | +5.87B | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 652B | −13.88B | −2.08% |
| 2014 | 666B | −32.1B | −4.6% |
| 2013 | 698B | −47.91B | −6.43% |
| 2012 | 746B | −28.02B | −3.62% |
| 2011 | 774B | +16.36B | +2.16% |
| 2010 | 757B | +32.47B | +4.48% |
| 2009 | 725B | +48.76B | +7.21% |
| 2008 | 676B | +69.09B | +11.38% |
| 2007 | 607B | +33.86B | +5.91% |
| 2006 | 573B | +26.95B | +4.93% |
| 2005 | 546B | +41.86B | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 504B | +53.85B | +11.95% |
| 2003 | 450B | +63.53B | +16.42% |
| 2002 | 387B | +46.78B | +13.75% |
| 2001 | 340B | +11.8B | +3.59% |
| 2000 | 328B | +22.08B | +7.21% |
| 1999 | 306B | +7.56B | +2.53% |
| 1998 | 299B | −2.37B | −0.79% |
| 1997 | 301B | +4.54B | +1.53% |
| 1996 | 297B | −8.45B | −2.77% |
| 1995 | 305B | −12.63B | −3.98% |
| 1994 | 318B | −9.33B | −2.85% |
| 1993 | 327B | −8.83B | −2.63% |
| 1992 | 336B | +25.11B | +8.08% |
| 1991 | 311B | −25.83B | −7.68% |
| 1990 | 337B | +3.93B | +1.18% |
| 1989 | 333B | +13.06B | +4.09% |
| 1988 | 320B | +6.78B | +2.17% |
| 1987 | 313B | +9.45B | +3.12% |
| 1986 | 303B | +23.7B | +8.48% |
| 1985 | 280B | +27.12B | +10.74% |
| 1984 | 252B | +22.12B | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 230B | +2.68B | +1.18% |
| 1982 | 228B | +45.99B | +25.31% |
| 1981 | 182B | +33.27B | +22.41% |
| 1980 | 148B | +17.47B | +13.34% |
| 1979 | 131B | +13.61B | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 117B | +8.93B | +8.24% |
| 1977 | 108B | +10.12B | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 98.3B | +3.04B | +3.19% |
| 1975 | 95.26B | +3.17B | +3.45% |
| 1974 | 92.09B | +8.26B | +9.85% |
| 1973 | 83.83B | +891M | +1.07% |
| 1972 | 82.94B | +2.63B | +3.27% |
| 1971 | 80.32B | −4.98B | −5.84% |
| 1970 | 85.3B | −1.46B | −1.69% |
| 1969 | 86.76B | +634M | +0.74% |
| 1968 | 86.13B | +5.95B | +7.42% |
| 1967 | 80.17B | +12.12B | +17.8% |
| 1966 | 68.06B | +11.92B | +21.24% |
| 1965 | 56.14B | +1.05B | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 55.09B | −1.08B | −1.93% |
| 1963 | 56.17B | −151M | −0.27% |
| 1962 | 56.32B | +4.76B | +9.24% |
| 1961 | 51.56B | +2.51B | +5.11% |
| 1960 | 49.05B | — | — |
Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.
Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.
The share of GDP a country spends on defense.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
Defense Arms exportsTransfers of major conventional weapons abroad, in SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIV).
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Defense Arms importsPurchases of major conventional weapons abroad.