Military Spending by Country | 1830-2022

1833-1840 Carlist War 1839-1842 First Opium War 1846-1848 Mexican-American War 1853-1856 Crimean War 1861-1865 American Civil War 1866 Austro-Prussian War 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War 1898-1899 Spanish-American War 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War 1910-1919 Mexican Border War 1912-1913 Balkan Wars 1914-1918 World War I 1917-1922 Russian Civil War 1927-1949 Chinese Civil War 1937-1945 Second Sino-Japanese War 1939-1945 World War II 1947-1991 Cold War 1950-1953 Korean War 1955-1975 Vietnam War 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War 1990-1991 Gulf War 2003-2011 Iraq War 2001-Present War on Terror 2022-2023 Russo-Ukrainian War

The Soviet Union spending $300 billion on defense in 1985 is insane. As a % of GDP, that's like USA or China spending $3.5 trillion on defense in 2023.

800 billion dollars. Can you smell it? That smell of democracy

You know germany is up to something when their military budget explodes 😂😂😂😊

First of all, I love that the HoI3/4 soundtrack is used. Secondly, ridiculous how well it fits dynamically with the graphs?!? Third, as a history nerd, this is simply the best

These dynamic graphs are much more useful when you note major events within the video. For example starting in 1859 the US undergoes a meteoric rise then plumets after 1866. It's due to the Civil War of course, but many of the dramatic changes aren't so obvious - at least to me.

5:55 I like how after WWII Poland jumped straight into 3rd place

The brief appearance of what should be the Irish Free State (instead of the Republic of Ireland, a term that wasn't used until 1948) on this chart says something about how absurdly expensive the civil war was.

Damn, France kicked serious ass for nearly a century 😳.

It's interesting to note that Soviet military spending surpassed the United States in 1969, and remained significantly higher throughout the 1970s. The Carter and Reagan military build-ups are noticeable in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. Excellent graphs, thank you for posting this!

In 1856, there is no French kingdom, we were ruled by Napoleon III, the Second Empire, after Napoleon was elected as the first French president democratically elected, he declared the empire one year later.

When the soviet union collapsed but still the United States didn't stop spending...

US defense budget whenever there is a war: I am speed

Brilliant video and music as always, thanks 👍

1943, America put a twin turbo on the defense budget and looked in rear view

The most entertaining and captivating video I've ever watched 😅

The Soviet Union had the lead for quite a while

I love how accurate the flags are

We need a video of total gdp towards military i think that explains more.

Everyone is "war over let's stop spending so much on our military" USA: "hold my beer"