In 2023, the United States spent an estimated 860 billion U.S. dollars on defense. This makes their defense budget, by far, the biggest out of all the NATO members. Germany was the country with the second highest defense expenditure at 68 billion U.S Dollars, with the UK following in third.
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NATO. (July 7, 2023). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. (2023). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO. "Defense Expenditures of Nato Countries in 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO, Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], NATO, July 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/