Comparison of Average Annual DoD Budgets,

Actual & Planned, for Various Periods

(Billions 2010 USD)

Proposed

FY-2010 Plan for 2012-2023

556.4

FY-2011 Plan for 2012-2023

584.9

FY-2012 Plan for 2012-2023

556.3

Obama April 2011 Proposal 2012-2023

~527

SDTF Proposal for 2012-2023

~480

Actual

Actual Average Budget for 2007-2011

509.5

Average Annual Budgets, Reagan Administration

516.7

Average Annual Budget, 1950-1989*

440

* Includes war spending for Korea and Vietnam conflicts

All figures refer to annual average Pentagon base budget requests except where noted (*). All figures are billions of 2010 US dollars.

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