What is military spending, per unit of gdp in United States?

Military spending, per unit of gdp in United States was 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.

How does United States rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?

United States ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.

Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this United States data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in United States

Name: Military spending, per unit of GDP in United States
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

United States: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

24th

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1960–2023

Military spending, per unit of GDP in United States, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, military spending, per unit of gdp in United States stood at 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in United States peaked at 0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places United States 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in United States, year by year

Annual values for Military spending, per unit of GDP in United States, 1960 to 2023.
Year	constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.654 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1962	0.6412 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1963	0.57 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1964	0.5783 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1965	0.5362 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1966	0.5707 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1967	0.6074 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1968	0.5529 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1969	0.4963 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1970	0.4374 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1971	0.3678 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1972	0.3331 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1973	0.2841 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1974	0.239 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1975	0.2165 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1976	0.1905 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1977	0.1752 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1978	0.1538 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1979	0.1448 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1980	0.1364 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1981	0.1299 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1982	0.146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
1983	0.1362 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1984	0.1336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1985	0.1363 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1986	0.1329 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1987	0.1231 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1988	0.1131 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1989	0.1058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1990	0.0958 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1991	0.0828 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1992	0.0843 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1993	0.0769 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1994	0.0725 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1995	0.0652 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1996	0.0576 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1997	0.0549 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1998	0.0531 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1999	0.0499 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2000	0.0483 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2001	0.0509 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2002	0.0487 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2003	0.0554 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2004	0.0542 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2005	0.0531 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2006	0.053 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2007	0.0525 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2008	0.0526 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2009	0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2010	0.0556 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2011	0.0541 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2012	0.0478 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2013	0.0443 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2014	0.0405 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2015	0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2016	0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2017	0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2018	0.0406 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2019	0.0416 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2020	0.0463 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
2021	0.0422 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2022	0.0398 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2023	0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%

United States compared with similar countries

United States's 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0189 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5899 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4963 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2542 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1448 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4374 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1293 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1058 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0693 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0499 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0958 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0523 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0483 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0554 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0443 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0393 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0556 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0416 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0463 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near United States

21 Burundi 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Burkina Faso 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Greece 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Bahrain 0.0378 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Brunei 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Namibia 0.037 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in United States?: Military spending, per unit of gdp in United States was 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 0.6916 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does United States rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?: United States ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.