A total of more than 14 billion U.S. dollars worth of aid was sent by the United States Department of War to the United Kingdom, its colonies and dominions as military aid via the Lend-Lease Act of 1941 throughout the Second World War. Almost five billion of this was in the form of aircraft and aeronautical materials (such as engines and spare parts for repairs), while another 3.7 billion was in the form of (mostly combat) vehicles. After the British Empire, the Soviet Union was the largest recipient of U.S. military Lend-Lease aid, and the largest share of this aid was (mostly non-combat) vehicles.
Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category
(in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Aircraft
Weapons and ammunition
Tanks and other vehicles
Miscellaneous military equipment
Vessels
Production machinery
Agricultural and industrial commodities
Misc.
British Empire*
4,888,395
2,595,887
3,731,488
2,091,454
21,491
361,500
240,979
364,926
Soviet Union
1,478,600
701,177
1,767,082
980,269
10,788
429,700
71,982
76,814
French Forces
326,000
298,057
453,352
585,500
-
2,348
278,572
95,645
China
261,007
451,815
174,640
194,520
-
9,954
30,593
606,804
Canada
73,918
24,072
37,943
26,128
206
10
4,355
3,193
American republics
124,539
54,609
69,972
45,957
19
9,546
8,266
14,080
Other countries
83,713
39,772
26,481
30,699
1
88
8,183
4,399
Not distributed
13
1,437
17,626
169,780
4,446
201
41,300
4,624
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Value of aid in thousand 1952 U.S. dollars14,296,12014,296,1205,516,4125,516,4122,039,4742,039,4741,729,3331,729,333169,825169,825326,988326,988193,336193,336239,427239,427AircraftWeapons and ammunitionTanks and other vehiclesMiscellaneous military equipmentVesselsProduction machineryAgricultural and industrial commoditiesMisc.British Empire*Soviet UnionFrench ForcesChinaCanadaAmerican republicsOther countriesNot distributed
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Figures are from the period 1941-1949, although less than one billion U.S. dollars of the total 24.5 billion included here was sent after August 15, 1945.
Release date is date of statistic creation. Original source published in 1952.
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US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). (November 28, 2022). Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). "Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). (2022). Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)). "Value of Lend-lease Military Shipments by The United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by Receiving Country and Broad Category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/
US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)), Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Value of Lend-Lease military shipments by the United States War Department from 1941 to 1949, by receiving country and broad category (in 1,000s of 1952 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Defense (War Department (1952)), November 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1348683/wwii-us-lend-lease-war-dept-aid-by-country-and-category/
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