It depends. There is no minimum of spent in US to qualify as an ex-pat. If you are still a US citizen, you will still need to report all your world wide income if you earned above the minimum income threshold.
Please read the link i provided below for Tax Tips for expatriates.
Tax Tip for Ex-Patriates
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