Comparisons of U.S. and Foreign Military Spending: Data From Selected Public Sources

Abstract

This report lists and compares military expenditures of the United States and foreign nations using two sources: the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies' (IISS) The Military Balance, and the U.S. State Department's World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (WMEAT). Although the IISS and the U.S. State Department aim to provide figures that are as consistent and accurate as possible, cross-national comparisons of defense spending are inherently imperfect. Available sets of figures are useful, but often do not correspond with one another for a variety of reasons. This report provides two sets of figures from widely recognized sources in order to offer Congress a sample of the data published on this topic. This report will be updated as necessary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 28, 2004
Accession Number
ADA435701

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Chamberlin

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Communist Countries
  • Congress
  • Czech Republic
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • Nato
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Kingdom
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • United States Government

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