Defense — FY2024 spending
In fiscal year 2024, Defense paid out $826B — 12.2% of the federal government’s $6.75T in total outlays — and obligated $1.39T.
That is $2,452/person and 2.9% of GDP.
Note: Classified programs are not reported to USAspending and are absent below this level.
Federal accounts
The 24 largest federal accounts under Defense in FY2024. Hover an account name for its full official title. Shares are of this agency’s outlays, not of the federal total.
| Federal account | Outlays | Obligations | Share of agency outlays |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payments to Military Retirement Fund | $152B | $152B | 18.3% |
| Defense Working Capital Fund | $139B | $159B | 16.9% |
| Operation and Maintenance, Navy | $76B | $84B | 9.2% |
| Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund | $72B | $78B | 8.7% |
| Operation and Maintenance, Army | $72B | $82B | 8.7% |
| Operation and Maintenance, Air Force | $65B | $82B | 7.8% |
| Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide | $61B | $65B | 7.3% |
| Military Personnel, Army | $50B | $53B | 6.1% |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force | $50B | $51B | 6.1% |
| Defense Health Program | $43B | $46B | 5.2% |
| Military Personnel, Navy | $36B | $38B | 4.4% |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | $35B | $38B | 4.3% |
| Military Personnel, Air Force | $35B | $37B | 4.2% |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | $33B | $33B | 4.0% |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy | $27B | $30B | 3.3% |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army | $23B | $25B | 2.8% |
| Concurrent Receipt Accrual Payments to the Military Retirement Fund | $20B | $20B | 2.4% |
| Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy | $20B | $21B | 2.4% |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Space Force, Air Force | $18B | $20B | 2.2% |
| Aircraft Procurement, Navy | $17B | $15B | 2.1% |
| Aircraft Procurement, Air Force | $17B | $17B | 2.1% |
| Military Personnel, Marine Corps | $15B | $16B | 1.8% |
| Department of Defense, Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund | $12B | $12B | 1.5% |
| Other Procurement, Navy | $12B | $15B | 1.4% |
Notes
- Top-level spending is net outlays (MTS). Drilled levels are USAspending gross figures and may exceed the agency total.
Program-activity and object-class detail below these accounts is available in the interactive explorer and as JSON.