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<p>Please see the table below for levels of defence spending by % of GDP currently
spent by members of NATO, and spent by each member of NATO at the time of the 2014
Wales NATO summit.</p><p> </p><p>This information is according to the NATO press release
(COMMUNIQUE PR/CP(2019)123) ‘Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2013-2019)’ published
on 29 November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/pdf_2019_11/20191129_pr-2019-123-en.pdf</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Defence expenditures as per cent of GDP - Based on 2015 prices and
exchange rates</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defence
expenditure as a % of GDP 2014 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defence expenditure
as a % of GDP 2019e (current) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>1.35</p></td><td><p>1.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>0.98</p></td><td><p>0.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria*</p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td><td><p>3.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>1.01</p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>1.84</p></td><td><p>1.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech
Republic</p></td><td><p>0.95</p></td><td><p>1.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>1.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>1.93</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1.82</p></td><td><p>1.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>1.18</p></td><td><p>1.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>2.21</p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>0.86</p></td><td><p>1.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>1.14</p></td><td><p>1.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>0.94</p></td><td><p>2.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>0.88</p></td><td><p>2.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>0.38</p></td><td><p>0.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>1.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1.55</p></td><td><p>1.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1.85</p></td><td><p>2.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>1.31</p></td><td><p>1.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>1.35</p></td><td><p>2.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovak
Republic</p></td><td><p>0.99</p></td><td><p>1.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>0.97</p></td><td><p>1.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td><td><p>0.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>1.45</p></td><td><p>1.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United
Kingdom</p></td><td><p>2.16</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>3.73</p></td><td><p>3.42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>* Defence Expenditure does not include pensions.</p><p>e - Figures for 2019
are estimates</p><p> </p><p>According to NATO’s latest spending figures, the UK’s
Defence spending has increased year-on-year since 2017.</p><p> </p><p>When looking
at Defence spending, it is not appropriate to compare ‘like for like’ because the
nature of Defence spending changes over time.</p><p> </p><p>Defence spending is about
assessing the threats we face and ensuring that we have the capabilities necessary
to deal with them.</p><p> </p>
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