The UK has, and continues to face, a broad range of complex threats both at home and abroad.<\/p>
The table below shows the proportion of gross domestic product that the UK has spent on defence each year since 1985. This data is published annually by NATO as part of its Defence Expenditure publications.<\/p>
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Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Percentage of GDP spent on Defence<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1985<\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1986<\/p><\/td> 4.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1987<\/p><\/td> 4.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1988<\/p><\/td> 3.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1989<\/p><\/td> 4.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1990<\/p><\/td> 4.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1991<\/p><\/td> 4.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1992<\/p><\/td> 3.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> 1993<\/p><\/td> 3.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1994<\/p><\/td> 3.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1995<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/p><\/td> 2.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/p><\/td> 2.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/p><\/td> 2.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 2.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 2.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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