The report emphasized that European countries have increased their defensive budgets since Russia's full -size invasion of Ukraine in 2022, striving for a minimum threshold of 2 percent. GDP, determined by NATO in 2014.
According to the report The first three places of this list are occupied by Poland, Estonia and Latviaand in the fourth position there are the United States, which spent 3.19 percent on defense in 2024. GDP.
As for the absolute numbers, the US remaining a country spending on the armed forces by far the most among NATO members. Last year, the US military budget itself accounted for 64 percent. Military expenses of the North Atlantic Alliance.
According to the report, Members from Europe and Canada increased last year by over 19 percent. Several countries that have not yet managed to achieve the goal of 2 percent. GDP has recently committed to intensify efforts in this direction.
This week, Spain assured that she would invest over EUR 10 billion to achieve a 2 % rate. this year. Apart from Spain under the threshold of 2 percent GDP are, among others Belgium (1.29 percent), Canada (1.45 percent) and Italy (1.5 percent).
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Defense expenses according to the NATO report: Poland (4.07 percent of GDP), Estonia (3.41), Latvia (3.39), USA (3.19), Lithuania (3.11), Greece (2.99), Denmark (2.35), W. Britain (2,33), Finland (2.30), Romania (2,26), Sweden, Sweden (2,25), Norway (2.21), Hungary (2:13), Germany (2.10), Turkey (2.09), Czech Republic (2.08), the Netherlands (2.06), Albania (2.04), Bulgaria (2.04), France (2.03), North Macedonia (2.00), Slovakia (2.00). (1.86), Montenegro (1.71), Italy (1.50), Portugal (1.46), Canada (1.45), Slovenia (1.37), Luxembourg (1.30), Belgium (1.29), Spain (1.24).
