Research Guides: Statistics: Military Expenditures

Defense Expenditures

Janes
Military systems & equipment, geopolitical & terrorism intelligence, defense news & analysis, country security & threat assessments, and order of battle information for military worldwide.

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Military Balance (International Institute for Strategic Studies)
Military capabilities and defense economics of the world's military forces. Budgets, procurement totals, equipment holdings, military deployments. Essays on defense industries in Asia and UN peacekeeping.
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It contains region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies and the trade in weapons and other military equipment.
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)
World Bank
Military Expenditure (% of General Government Expenditure)
World Bank
Overseas Contingency Operations Funding: Background and Status (CRS)
Security Assistance Monitor
US security & defense assistance programs: arms sales, military & police aid, training programs, exercises, exchanges & deployments

SIPRI Databases (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) (1949-current)
International relations and security trends, multilateral peace operations, military expenditure, arms transfers, arms embargoes, national reports databases.

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database
Annual military spending of countries since 1949, allowing comparison of countries’ military spending in local currency at current prices; in US dollars at constant prices and exchange rates; as a share of GDP; per capita and as a share of government spending.

SIPRI Yearbook (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
Data and analysis on security & conflicts, military spending & armaments, non-proliferation, arms control, disarmament. (1968-current)

Congressional Budget Justification
Part of the State Dept's justification for the Foreign Operations Budget Request

Foreign Aid Explorer
Official database for reporting US assistance to the rest of the world. This combines the U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (Greenbook) and the US Annual Assistance report (OECD/DAC)
ForeignAssistance.gov
U.S. Government foreign assistance funds

Security Assistance Monitor
US security & defense assistance programs: arms sales, military & police aid, training programs, exercises, exchanges & deployments

US Aid Open Government Reports - Reports to Congress
Various recurring topical reports including: Health Systems,Emergency Food Security Program, US International Food Assistance Report, U.S. Overseas Loans & Grants (Greenbook)

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