Defence expenditure as a share of GDP

Selected Nato members

Canada

France

Turkey

Germany

4%

Nato spending target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Lithuania*

Greece

UK

Finland

4%

UK 2030 target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Latvia*

US

Estonia

Poland*

4%

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Canada

France

Turkey

Germany

UK

Finland

4%

Nato spending target

UK 2030 target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Lithuania*

Greece

Latvia*

US

Estonia

Poland*

4%

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Canada

France

Turkey

Germany

UK

Finland

4%

Nato spending target

UK 2030 target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Lithuania*

Greece

Latvia*

US

Estonia

Poland*

4%

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Canada

France

Turkey

Germany

4%

Nato spending target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Lithuania*

Greece

UK

Finland

4%

UK 2030 target

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Latvia*

US

Estonia

Poland*

4%

2

0

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

2014

2024

Guardian graphic. Source: Nato. *Countries with national laws or political agreements (in 2023) which call for 2% of GDP to be spent on defence. Note: 2023 and 2024 figures are estimates