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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Travis Sharp 202-546-0795 ext. 2105 tsharp@armscontrolcenter.org
Travis Sharp is the Military Policy Analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He has published articles on defense policy in scholarly journals, internet magazines, and local newspapers, and has appeared on or been quoted in media venues such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN, and Al Jazeera.