Countries on Nato’s eastern flank spend a larger share of their

Defence spending as a share of GDP, 2024 estimates

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Russia

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Russia

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Russia

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

Defence spending as a share of GDP, 2024 estimates

 

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Estonia 3.4%

Russia

Latvia 3.4%

Lithuania 3.1%

UK 2.3%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Russia

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Russia

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Estonia

3.4%

Latvia

3.4%

UK

2.3%

Lithuania

3.1%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Russia

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%

Defence spending as a share of GDP, 2024 estimates

 

2

2.5

3

3.5%

1.5

Estonia 3.4%

Russia

Latvia 3.4%

Lithuania 3.1%

UK 2.3%

Poland

3.8%

Belarus

Ukraine

Greece

2.7%