Currently, the annual military expenditure of the United States accounts for about 47% of the world's total arms expenditures.

In 2009, these expenditures exceeded $91.6 million and accounted for more than 23 percent of Virginia Tech's research spending.

Of that total, public spending accounted for 41.2% and private expenditure accounted for 58.8%.

By 1935, military expenditures accounted for 73 per cent of the government's purchases of goods and services.

Nevertheless, a household's average expenditures for tap water and wastewater accounted for only about 0.13% of its total income.

In the financial year 2006/07, Government and private health expenditure combined accounted for 8.3% of the country's Gross Domestic Product.

Rutkowski (1998) noted that "social expenditures now account for a much larger share of the GDP than before the transition".

In 1929, federal expenditures accounted for only 3% of GNP.

Military expenditures accounted for 5.6-6 per cent of GDP in the last two years.

In the year 2006, expenditure will account for 1.13 % of the EU's gross national product.