In 2022, the Netherlands spent the most of its defence expenditure on personnel with 38.84 percent. At the same time, Belgium also spent most of its expenditure on personnel with 49.5 percent. Luxembourg, on the other hand, spends most of its expenditure on equipment with 39.08 percent and spends significantly more on infrastructure that the Netherlands and Belgium do, with 11.22 percent compared to 3.35 percent and 2.67 percent respectively.
Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category
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Personnel
Infrastructure
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The source adds: "Infrastructure expenditure includes NATO common infrastructure and national military construction ... Other expenditure includes operations and maintenance expenditure, other R&D expenditure and expenditure not allocated among above-mentioned categories."
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NATO. (March 21, 2023). Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/
NATO. "Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category." Chart. March 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/
NATO. (2023). Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/
NATO. "Distribution of Defence Expenditure in The Benelux in 2022, by Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/
NATO, Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/ (last visited July 06, 2024)
Distribution of defence expenditure in the Benelux in 2022, by category [Graph], NATO, March 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293630/benelux-defence-expenditure-by-category/