US Military Spending by Decade
A visual timeline of American military spending and conflicts from the 1940s to today.
1940s
$2132B spent1 conflicts405,399 deaths
1950s
$1589B spent4 conflicts94,794 deaths
1960s
$2176B spent3 conflicts58,268 deaths
1970s
$637B spent2 conflicts58,220 deaths
1980s
$1432B spent2 conflicts42 deaths
1990s
$1121B spent5 conflicts462 deaths
2000s
$5177B spent3 conflicts6,904 deaths
2010s
$6055B spent6 conflicts6,920 deaths
2020s
$4819B spent5 conflicts2,489 deaths