Information about military spending

Worldwide Military Spending

The figure to the right represents every nation's share of worldwide military spending. The countries with the ten largest military expenditures are labeled. (more)

The Federal Budget

Military related (red) and non-military (blue) federal spending for the 2008 fiscal year. (continue)

U.S. Military Sites

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Military expenditures as a percentage of each country's gross domestic product. In the figure to the right are the military expenditures for the countries in North America and Europe. (more)

Defense Industry

This figure (right) shows the percent of price change for the Dow Jones Aerospace & Defense Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the Aerospace & Defense Index was added in February 2000. (continue)

chart from MSN Money

Some changes in funding from 2009 to 2010

Systems and equipment that were given an increase in funding are on the left. Those that lost funding are on the right. The middle panel shows the change from 2009 to 2010. (Go to article)

From Wired magazine

Military installations recieving funding for facility consruction or improvement. (more)

From the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)

From the Economist.com	From the New York Times
Top Arms Importers China is the world's top arms importer. It is followed by India, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea, and Greece. Russia is the primary supplier to China and India. The United States is the primary supplier to the UAE and South Korea. (more)	The cost of the Iraq war, 2003 - 2008 (go to article)

From The Washington Post