Armed forces of the U.S. - statistics & facts

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U.S military aid to Ukraine
61.11bn USD
Defense expenditure per capita
2,220 USD
Global ranking of the United States in defense spending
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Overview

  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest military spending 2023
  • Premium Statistic Largest armies in the world by active military personnel 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. public confidence in the armed forces 1975-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults on military power 2023

Budget and costs

  • Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast 2000-2034
  • Basic Statistic U.S. defense outlays and forecast as a percentage of GDP 2000-2034
  • Basic Statistic U.S. government - defense expenditures per capita 1995-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. armed forces budget and outlays estimates 2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S armed forces budget plan for 2025, by department and appropriation
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Army and overseas operations budget FY 2001-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. budget of the Navy and Marine Corps 2001-2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force budget FY 2007- FY 2024

Inventory

  • Premium Statistic U.S. total deployable battle force ships of the Navy 2011-2025
  • Premium Statistic U.S. total aircraft force (includes ICBMs) of the Air Force 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force total aircraft fleet FY 2023-2025 by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Air Force total number of fighters and bombers 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. total aircraft inventory of the Navy FY 2022-2024, by type

Personnel

Diversity

  • Basic Statistic U.S. gender distribution of DoD Officers 2022, by service branch
  • Basic Statistic U.S. military active duty officers 2022, by gender and service branch
  • Basic Statistic U.S. occupational roles of women and men in the military 2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of DoD active duty personnel 2022, by race
  • Basic Statistic U.S. distribution of race and ethnicity among the military 2019

Stationing and combat

  • Basic Statistic U.S. stationing of active duty Armed Forces personnel 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Deployment of U.S. troops in selected world regions 2023
  • Basic Statistic Fallen American soldiers in Iraq up to 2020
  • Basic Statistic Soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan 2001-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of United States military fatalities in major wars 1775-2024

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