In 2024, NATO member countries spent an average of 2.61% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, but the figures vary widely across the alliance.

U.S. defense spending was 3.38% of GDP in 2024, based on NATO's figures. America's defense spending has been above 3% since NATO devised the 2% threshold in 2014, when it was at 3.71%.

European leaders said any diplomatic solution must protect their and Ukraine's interests. Zelenskiy said any decisions taken ...

Nato members are currently expected to spend 2% of their national income, or GDP on defence. The US and countries which are close to Russia - such as Poland and the Baltic states - have ...

Norway has announced its participation in a new defense initiative launched by the United States and NATO in July, according ...

U.S. defense spending was 3.38% of GDP in 2024, based on NATO's figures. America's defense spending has been above 3% since NATO devised the 2% threshold in 2014, when it was at 3.71%.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has thanked Denmark, Norway and Sweden for their swift decision to fund a military aid ...

Measured as a portion of GDP, Poland is NATO’s biggest military spender and is the only country in the alliance to spend more than 4%. Estonia also surpasses the U.S. by GDP at more than 3.4%.

NATO members have agreed to a new defense spending goal of 5% of each country’s economic output by 2035, more than doubling the previous figure of 2%. It’s an ambitious timeline that includes… ...

NATO allies agreed to the goal, however, as they worried about Trump's threats to pull America out of the alliance. That will likely leave European countries with a "less generous" welfare state ...