In 2022, the U.S federal government spent over 119 billion U.S. dollars on hospital and medical care for veterans, the highest amount in the provided time interval. This statistic shows the annual expenditure on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022.
Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022,
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Spending in billion U.S. dollars*
2017
76.6
2018
83.1
2019
86.2
2020
102.7
2021
108.8
2022
119.6
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US Department of Veterans Affairs. (March 15, 2023). Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022, (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022, (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. (2023). Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022, (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs. "Annual Spending on Hospital and Medical Care for Veterans in The United States from 2017 to 2022, (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022, (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Annual spending on hospital and medical care for veterans in the United States from 2017 to 2022, (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Department of Veterans Affairs, March 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372865/spending-on-health-care-for-veterans-in-the-us/
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