Summary of War Spending, in Billions of Current Dollars
(Rounded to the Nearest Billion)
FY2001-FY2020
Posted on November 13, 2019
US BUDGETARY COSTS The vast economic impact of the US war on terrorism is poorly understood by the American public and policymakers. This chart and the attached paper estimate the costs of the wars.
| $ Billions | |
| Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Appropriations | |
| Department of Defense | $1,959 |
| State Department / USAID | 131 |
| Estimated Interest on Borrowing for DOD and State Dept OCO Spending | 925 |
| War-Related Spending in the DOD Base Budget | |
| Estimated Increases to DOD Base Budget Due to Post-9-11 Wars | 803 |
| "OCO for Base" a new category of spending in FY2019 and FY2020 | 100 |
| Medical and Disability Care for Post-9/11 Veterans | 437 |
| Homeland Security Spending for Prevention and Response to Terrorism | 1,054 |
| Total War Appropriations and War-Related Spending through FY 2020 | 5,409 |
| Estimated Future Obligations for Veterans Medical and Disability FY2020 - FY2059 | >1,000 |
| Total War-Related Spending through FY2020 and Obligations for Veterans | $6,409 |
November 2019