U.S. Spending on Iraq and Afghanistan by Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, & Second
by Travis Sharp [contact information]
Updated February 25, 2008
U.S. SPENDING ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN BY MONTH, WEEK, DAY, HOUR, MINUTE, & SECOND
(based on adjusted DOD FY 2007 obligations)
(based on adjusted DOD FY 2007 obligations)
| Iraq | Afghanistan | Total | |
| Per Month | $10.3 billion | $2 billion | $12.3 billion |
| Per Week | $2.4 billion | $469 million | $2.9 billion |
| Per Day | $343 million | $67 million | $410 million |
| Per Hour | $14 million | $2.8 million | $17 million |
| Per Minute | $238,425 | $46,296 | $284,722 |
| Per Second | $3,973 | $771 | $4,745 |
SOURCE: Data from Amy Belasco, “The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” Congressional Research Service (updated February 8, 2008). Totals may not add due to rounding. |
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For more information:
- Total Iraq and Afghanistan Supplemental War Funding To Date
- U.S. Spending on Iraq and Afghanistan by Month, Week, Day, Hour, Minute, & Second
- Historical Costs of Previous U.S. Wars
- FY 2009 Pentagon (DOD) Defense Budget Spending Request
- U.S. Defense Spending, 2001-2009
- 2008-2009 U.S. Defense Spending Highest Since WWII, Tops Vietnam and Korea
- Comparing the Defense Share of the FY 2009 Discretionary Budget Request to Other Programs
- FY 2009 Global Military Spending
Travis Sharp 202-546-0795 x123 tsharp@armscontrolcenter.org
Travis Sharp is the Military Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where he performs policy work on national security spending, military policy, and Iraq. He has published letters and articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Foreign Policy in Focus, United Press International, and Peace Review.