Ministry of Defence: Finance

(asked on 2nd September 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Ministry of Defence budget was as a percentage of GDP in each of the last five financial years.


Answered by
Luke Pollard Portrait
Luke Pollard
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 8th September 2025

The information for financial year (FY) 2024-25 is still subject to being confirmed and published in the Annual Report and Accounts which will be published once they have been finalised.

FY

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Defence Budget % of GDP

1.98%

1.97%

2.07%

1.96%

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