Europe falls short of NATO’s defence goals

Only four of the 26 European members of NATO are meeting the 2% of GDP defence spending target mandated by the Alliance despite major concerns over Russia’s growing assertivenesss

NATO EUROPEAN SPENDING (2015)

Greece

Poland

UK

Estonia

France

Turkey

Romania

Portugal

Norway

Croatia

Bulgaria

Albania

Netherlands

Denmark

Italy

Lithuania

Germany

Slovakia

Slovenia

Czech Rep.

Latvia

Hungary

Spain

Belgium

Lux.

Iceland

1.1%: Average of GDP allocated by 22 countries not meeting 2% target

These countries would need to raise combined outlay by 45% – or $97bn –
to meet 2015 target of $226bn

NATO target of 2% of GDP

Percentage 0.5 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.5

U.S. plans fourfold increase in military spending in Europe to $3.4 billion in 2017, as NATO prepares biggest build-up in eastern Europe since Cold War to deter Russia

Source: IISS Military Balance 2016