Percentage points don’t buy anything, only dollars. This list should rank by funds spent, as well as by $$ per capita and GDP.
Suspicious_Place1270 on
near russia = more spending
Present_Student4891 on
It’s still not enough. Russia has a war time economy and won’t be suddenly converting to a consumer economy after the war. US is focusing on Asia (China). It’s Europe for the Europeans baby. Social welfare has got to go and conscription and increased defense spending is the only way to stop Putin. Where do u think he’s gonna focus on after this war?
ApetteRiche on
Surprised Denmark is above Finland considering the proximity to Russia.
dat_9600gt_user on
We’ve outpaced Lithuania??
Loopbloc on
Moscow tax!
jbiz143 on
Why do these “European” charts never include Malta?
Important-Event6832 on
With the continued attacks on the world economy, the Trump government is aiding the nato spending commitments by tanking GDP //s
(is it still worthy of/s when it is actually happening?)
NeilDeCrash on
Bottom half competing with those point zero numbers to get a better standing.
Spain is the only wise in the group. Not because the government is doing the right thing, but because military spending is a waste and should be limited to be bare minimum. I don’t see the need to have 3000 tanks, especially in the event of a war with who ??? Russia ???
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Source: EL PAIS [ https://elpais.com/espana/2025-08-28/la-otan-calcula-que-espana-ha-llegado-al-2-de-su-gasto-del-pib-en-defensa.html?outputType=amp ]
Hmmmm, what are they planning in Luxembourg?
Am I tripping or is Germany not on here
Where are the Netherlands?
Those are rookie numbers in this game.
Percentage points don’t buy anything, only dollars. This list should rank by funds spent, as well as by $$ per capita and GDP.
near russia = more spending
It’s still not enough. Russia has a war time economy and won’t be suddenly converting to a consumer economy after the war. US is focusing on Asia (China). It’s Europe for the Europeans baby. Social welfare has got to go and conscription and increased defense spending is the only way to stop Putin. Where do u think he’s gonna focus on after this war?
Surprised Denmark is above Finland considering the proximity to Russia.
We’ve outpaced Lithuania??
Moscow tax!
Why do these “European” charts never include Malta?
With the continued attacks on the world economy, the Trump government is aiding the nato spending commitments by tanking GDP //s
(is it still worthy of/s when it is actually happening?)
Bottom half competing with those point zero numbers to get a better standing.
Lithuania
[Here’s a direct PDF to NATO’s latest report](https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2025/8/pdf/250827-def-exp-2025-en.pdf). I find it very curious how, when compared to [the 2024 report](https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf), every single country that was *well* below the 2% guideline (and had been for years) is now at ***exactly*** 2%.
Spain is the only wise in the group. Not because the government is doing the right thing, but because military spending is a waste and should be limited to be bare minimum. I don’t see the need to have 3000 tanks, especially in the event of a war with who ??? Russia ???