UK PM to emphasise value of NATO to Trump

British Prime Minister Theresa May has told NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that she will emphasise the importance of the military alliance when she meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington

NATO total spending $890bn
United States $608.4bn
Canada $18.1bn
UK (second largest after U.S.) $60bn
Europe (total) $263.5bn


NATO DEFENCE SPENDING, 2016 (percentage of GDP)
NATO spending target of two percent of GDP
Target not met   Target met
United States
Greece
UK
Estonia
Poland
France
Turkey
Norway
Lithuania
Romania
Latvia
Portugal
Bulgaria*
Croatia
Albania
Germany
Denmark
Netherlands
Slovakia
Italy
Czech Rep.
Hungary
Canada
Slovenia
Spain
Belgium
Luxembourg
1.78
1.56
1.54
1.49
1.48
1.45
1.38
1.35
1.23
1.21
1.19
1.17
1.17
1.16
1.11
1.04
1.01
0.99
0.94
0.91
0.85
0.44
3.61
2.38
2.21
2.16
2.00
1
2
3
4


NATO member Iceland has no standing military force

Data based on 2010 prices and exchange rates

Source: NATO estimates

*Does not include pensions