Each year we put together a series of charts based on global defense spending, and the latest numbers are out. In 2013, the most recent year for which complete data is available, the U.S. approved $600.4 billion in defense budget authority (fiscal year 2014 dollars), which accounts for 38 percent of total global military spending.
For a better idea of what that number looks like when compared to the rest of the world, see our global pie chart below, and head over to the Center’s site to see much more.
