Data, Datasets, and Statistics

This page provides links to sources of data, datasets, and statistics devoted to the military / defense and made available through U.S. Government agencies, nonprofit entities, and international organizations. Links to other datasets and statistics can be found through the navigation tabs.

• Data: The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. PRIO is committed to making its research data publicly available. 

• Data, Research and Statistics: The publisher of Data, Research and Statistics, Military OneSource is a U.S. Department of Defense program that provides resources and support to active-duty, National Guard and Reserve service members and their families anywhere in the world. 

• Department of Defense Data: To date, the U.S. Department of Defense has published over 300 high-value datasets and tools for public consumption.  The Department also contributed 55 of the initial 94 datasets included as part of the launch of the Law Data Community, providing access to thousands of DoD legal decisions dating back to 1996.

• DoD Personnel, Workforce Reports & Publications: The Defense Manpower Data Center serves under the Office of the Secretary of Defense to collate personnel, manpower, training, financial, and other data for the Department of Defense. 

• DSCA Historical Sales Book: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency published the Historical Sales Book, a by-country, international organization, and program summarization of United States Government's foreign military sales from fiscal year 1950 through fiscal year 2022.

• Armed Forces Data: The World Bank has compiled various data about militaries around the world.