NATO Countries: Defence

(asked on 29th June 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government which NATO countries that are also members of the G7 contribute less than 2 per cent of their GDP on defence spending; and what that spending is as a percentage of their GDP.


Answered by
Baroness Goldie Portrait
Baroness Goldie
Shadow Minister (Defence)
This question was answered on 13th July 2023

The UK has consistently met or exceeded NATO’s Defence Investment Pledge to spend 2% on defence.

NATO publishes on their website (https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm) an annual compendium of defence spending data for all Allies, based on a common definition of defence expenditure.

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