United States Defense Spending Pct Gdp
us-defense-spending-pct-gdpGeopolitics & Stability
Subject
United States
Metric
Defense Spending Pct Gdp
Data Points
317
Coverage
1947–2026
Latest Value
3.7
as of Jan 1, 2026
Time Series (317 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | 3.7 | - |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 3.7 | - |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.7 | - |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 3.7 | - |
| Jan 1, 2025 | 3.7 | - |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 3.8 | - |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 3.7 | - |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 3.7 | - |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 3.6 | - |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.6 | - |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 3.6 | - |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 3.6 | - |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 3.6 | - |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 3.6 | - |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 3.5 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 317 observations
Data Source
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Retrieved via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
Category
Geopolitics & Stability→ Conflict & Violence
Related Data
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# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-defense-spending-pct-gdp
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-defense-spending-pct-gdp?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/us-defense-spending-pct-gdp?as_of=2024-01-01