The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has published a chart showing the costs of U.S. wars. The data is adjusted to 2007 dollars and is obtained from the Congressional Research Service and Office of Management and Budget.
| World War II | $3.2 trillion |
| Iraq & Afghanistan (to date) | $695.7 billion |
| Vietnam War | $670 billion |
| World War I | $364 billion |
| Korean War | $295 billion |
| Persian Gulf War | $94 billion |
| Civil War (both Union & Confederate) | $81 billion |
| Spanish-American War | $7 billion |
| American Revolution | $4 billion |
| Mexican War | $2 billion |
| War of 1812 | $1 billion |
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