Europe's NATO cash

Evolution of estimated defense spending as a share of real GDP between 2014 and 2025* , based on 2021 prices.

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NATO collected data until June 3, 2025. 2024 and 2025 data are estimates. In previous years, countries may have met the 2 percent spending target when using then-available GDP data.

Source: NATOHanne Cokelaere and Arnau Busquets Guàrdia/POLITICO