Defense Budget Compensation Costs
Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
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Compensation and medical care make up about 40 percent of the defense budget.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0216_compensation_defense_budget
Defense spending is projected to stay below its historical share of GDP.
Spending on foreign affairs accounts for slightly more than 1 percent of total federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0239_foreign_affairs_spending
Defense spending covers a wide range of activities.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0314_defense_spending_categories
The composition of defense spending has changed over time.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0315_defense_spending_change
“This new report provides the latest evidence that our fiscal condition has worsened significantly since the pandemic began, and will need to be addressed once we’re through the COVID crisis,” said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
Our most popular charts from 2016 illustrate the nation's fiscal challenges in areas like defense spending, healthcare, and tax reform.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2016/12/top-7-fiscal-charts-from-2016
As policymakers consider how best to address our looming fiscal challenges, there is a growing debate about whether the U.S. can reduce defense spending without jeopardizing its national security.
During the final debates, it's up to us to pay attention to how our presidential candidates’ plans could impact America's future. While the budget and economy were already major topics, the upcoming debates will highlight national security and a range of other issues — both foreign and domestic — that also have implications for our long-term fiscal health.
https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/how-does-our-debt-affect-americas-foreign-policy
The defense share of the federal budget has averaged 21 percent over the past two decades.