In 2025, it was estimated that the United States spent inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per person on its defense. Over the observed period, per capita defense spending in the country ranged between and U.S. dollars. The United States had the largest military budget worldwide.
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NATO. (March 30, 2026). Defense expenditure per capita of the United States from 2014 to 2025 (in 2021-adjusted U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/203090/defense-expenditures-of-the-us-per-capita/
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