Military budget of the United States
Budget by year
The following is historical spending on defense from 1996-2015, spending for 2014-15 is estimated. The Defense Budget is shown in billions of dollars and total budget in trillions of dollars.

Military budget of the United States

Section Title: Budget by year
Table Section Text: The following is historical spending on defense from 1996-2015, spending for 2014-15 is estimated. The Defense Budget is shown in billions of dollars and total budget in trillions of dollars.

Decades	1990s	2000s	2010s

Years	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15

Defense Budget (Billions)	266	270	271	292	304	335	362	456	491	506	556	625	696	698	721	717	681	610	614	637

Total Budget (Trillions)	1.58	1.64	1.69	1.78	1.82	1.96	2.09	2.27	2.41	2.58	2.78	2.86	3.32	4.08	3.48	3.51	3.58	3.48	3.64	3.97

Defense Budget %	16.8	16.5	16.0	16.4	16.7	17.1	17.3	20.1	20.4	19.6	20.0	21.9	20.9	17.1	20.7	20.4	19.1	17.5	16.8	16.0

Defense Spending % Change	0.1	+1.6	+0.2	+7.8	+4.0	+10.1	+8.2	+26.0	+7.6	+3.1	+10.0	+12.5	+11.3	+0.2	+3.4	0.6	5.0	10.5	+0.6	+3.8

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In 2015, out of its budget of 3.97 trillion, the United States spent $637 billion on military.

final_sentence: In 2015, out of its budget of 3.97 trillion, the United States spent $637 billion on military.