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NATO Spending by Country 2023

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization – or NATO is a military and political alliance used to guarantee each of its members' security and freedom. Created after World War II, the goal of NATO is to promote democratic values, cooperate on defense and security issues, and to build trust among members. This, in turn, helps prevent conflict from occurring. NATO also promotes a peaceful resolution of disputes. However, if diplomatic efforts do not work, the military alliance is used for crisis-management operations.

As of 2022, there are 30 members of NATO. Those nations include: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland (which has no standing military), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.

Minimum required defense spending by NATO countries

During the 2014 summit, all NATO members agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDPs on defense by 2025. In 2017, only four nations met the threshold: The United States (3.6%), Greece (2.4%), the United Kingdom (2.1%), and Poland (2.0%). However, by 2021, ten countries were meeting the percentage target.

Top 10 NATO Countries with the Highest Defense Expenditures (by % of 2021 GDP)

Country
2021 % of GDP 🔽
Greece3.82%
United States3.52%
Croatia2.79%
United Kingdom2.29%
Estonia2.28%
Latvia2.27%
Poland2.1%
Lithuania2.03%
Romania2.02%
France2.01%

When examined by total dollar amounts spent instead of percentage of GDP, the top 10 list changes a bit.

Top 10 NATO Countries with the Highest Defense Expenditures (by total US$)

Country
2021 Defense Expenditures (US$ millions) 🔽
United States$811,140
United Kingdom$72,765
Germany$64,785
France$58,729
Italy$29,763
Canada$26,523
Spain$14,875
Netherlands$14,378
Poland$13,369
Turkey$13,057

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Country
2021 % of GDP
2021 Defense Expenditures (US$ millions)
2021 Def. Exp. per Capita (US$)
2019 % of GDP
United States3.52%$811,140$2,1863.42%
United Kingdom2.29%$72,765$1,0232.13%
Germany1.53%$64,785$6441.36%
France2.01%$58,729$7511.84%
Italy1.41%$29,763$4281.22%
Canada1.39%$26,523$6121.27%
Spain1.02%$14,875$2670.92%
Netherlands1.45%$14,378$6851.35%
Poland2.1%$13,369$3142.01%
Turkey1.57%$13,057$1991.89%
Norway1.85%$8,292$1,4261.7%
Greece3.82%$8,014$6942.24%
Belgium1.12%$6,503$4660.93%
Romania2.02%$5,785$2312.04%
Denmark1.41%$5,522$8131.35%
Czech Republic1.42%$4,013$2761.19%
Portugal1.54%$3,975$3181.41%
Hungary1.6%$2,907$2391.21%
Slovakia1.73%$2,043$3111.74%
Croatia2.79%$1,846$3741.75%
Lithuania2.03%$1,278$3611.98%
Bulgaria1.56%$1,253$1311.61%
Latvia2.27%$851$3662.01%
Estonia2.28%$787$4682.13%
Slovenia1.28%$760$2971.04%
Luxembourg0.57%$474$5940.55%
Albania1.44%$239$661.26%
North Macedonia1.61%$219$85
Montenegro1.74%$97$1221.65%
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Who is the biggest spender in NATO?

The United States spends $811, 140, which ranks it as the biggest NATO spender.

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