DefenseUnited States — Defense spendingPrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.3.4% GDP2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.9%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Armed forces at a glance1,300,000Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude≈800,000Reserves≈2,500Main battle tanks≈38,000Armoured vehiclesShow all 15 figures (+12 more)Show all 15 figures (+11 more)Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · U.S. DoD · FAS/SIPRI· Data 2024approximate valuesExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseUnited States — Overseas deployments~153,132Deployed abroad · March 2026Open fullscreenPresence forcesOverseas sovereigntySource: Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) — Military and Civilian Personnel by Service/Agency by State/Country (Location Country Report), Active Duty, as of March 31, 2026· Data March 2026 ExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseUnited States — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.1TUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.1.4M2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.13.7BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.1.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.0.8%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseUnited States — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.1TEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
