In 2024, NATO countries spent an average of 2.71 percent of their gross domestic product on defense, compared with 2.53 percent in the previous year. Members of the alliance are pledged to spend at least two percent of their GDP on defense, although several countries spend less than this, with defense spending ranging from 4.1 percent in Poland, to 1.28 percent in Spain in 2024.
Average defense expenditure of NATO countries as a share of gross domestic product from 2014 to 2024
Characteristic
Average defense expenditures as a share of GDP
2014
2.58%
2015
2.48%
2016
2.48%
2017
2.39%
2018
2.4%
2019
2.52%
2020
2.69%
2021
2.63%
2022
2.51%
2023
2.53%
2024
2.71%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average defense expenditures as a share of GDP2.58%2.58%2.48%2.48%2.48%2.48%2.39%2.39%2.4%2.4%2.52%2.52%2.69%2.69%2.63%2.63%2.51%2.51%2.53%2.53%2.71%2.71%20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2.35%2.4%2.45%2.5%2.55%2.6%2.65%2.7%2.75%
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