| Monetary Cost of 20th and 21st Century Wars | ||||
| Conflict | Cost in $ billions | Cost per Capita in 2006 $s | ||
| Total
$s at end of conflict |
Total in 2006 $s |
Monthly Total in 2006 $s |
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| World War I (1917-1918) | $26 | $144 | $7.60 | $2,861.66 |
| World War II (1941-1945) | $288 | $3,130 | $71.14 | $23,433.42 |
| Korea (1950-1953) | $54 | $395 | $10.68 | $2,605.28 |
| Vietnam (1964-1972) | $111 | $519 | $5.14 | $2,535.28 |
| Gulf War (1990-1991) | $61 | $91 | $30.44 | $351.23 |
| Global War on Terror (2001-present) | $437 | $437 | $13.24 | $1,461.54 |
| Sources: | 1. U.S. Civil War Center, Louisiana State University | |||
| 2. Congressional Research Service | ||||
| 3. Bureau of Labor Statistics | ||||
| 4. U.S. Census Bureau | ||||
| Table by Dark Wraith | 5. InfoPlease.com | |||