Defence spending: How Nato countries compare

All members of Nato are signed up to an agreement to spend the equivalent of 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence per year.

In 2023, 11 Nato countries met this pledge, including the UK, the US and Poland.

The latest annual report from Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg suggests that in 2024, this number is likely to rise to 18 countries.

All data comes from the latest Nato annual report.

– Poland 3.92%
– United States 3.24%
– Greece 3.05%
– Estonia 2.89%
– Lithuania 2.75%
– Finland 2.46%
– Latvia 2.37%
– UK 2.28%
– Hungary 2.07%
– Slovakia 2.05%
– Denmark 2.00%
– France 1.90%
– Bulgaria 1.87%
– Norway 1.80%
– Croatia 1.75%
– Albania 1.72%
– North Macedonia 1.70%
– Germany 1.66%
– Netherlands 1.63%
– Romania 1.60%
– Turkey 1.58%
– Montenegro 1.55%
– Czech Republic 1.53%
– Portugal 1.48%
– Italy 1.47%
– Slovenia 1.33%
– Canada 1.33%
– Spain 1.24%
– Belgium 1.21%
– Luxembourg 1.01%