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.
Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
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NATO. (July 7, 2023). Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from https://internal.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 May 28, 2024. https://internal.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: May 28, 2024. https://internal.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://internal.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/
NATO, Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/ (last visited May 28, 2024)
Defense expenditures of NATO countries in 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], NATO, July 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/584035/defense-expenditures-of-nato-countries/