U.S. national defense outlay shares by function, FY2025

Shares of FY2025 national defense outlays; total is US$916.1bn.

What the Data Shows

United States national defense outlays are split by OMB subfunction for FY2025. The composition uses three subfunctions, with each segment measured as a share of the US$916.1 billion national-defense total. DoD military outlays accounted for 94.8%, or US$868.4 billion. Atomic energy defense activities accounted for 4.0%, and other defense-related activities accounted for 1.2%.

Data table

Unit: share of national defense outlays · Period: FY2025

RankEntryValuePeriod
1DoD military94.8%FY2025
2Atomic energy4.0%FY2025
3Other defense1.2%FY2025

Sources

Source 1: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Publisher: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Dataset/table: Historical table index

Units: current US$

Date checked: 2026-05-26

Evidence: Provides the official Historical Tables source family and Table 3.2 link.

Source 2: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Publisher: U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Dataset/table: Table 3.2

Units: millions of current US$

Date checked: 2026-05-26

Evidence: Provides FY2025 national defense subfunction outlays and the total national defense outlay row.

Data notes & caveats

The OMB table uses federal budget function and subfunction categories, not NATO or SIPRI military-expenditure methodology.

Methodology

Extract FY2025 values from OMB Historical Table 3.2 and divide millions by 1,000 to show current US$ billions.

Source consistency notes

All rows use the same OMB table, same fiscal year and same current-dollar unit.

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