Trump urges even more NATO spending

President Donald Trump has praised NATO members for increasing their defence expenditure, but urged them to pay even more, saying the U.S. still bears a disproportionate share of the cost of protecting Europe


NATO DEFENCE EXPENDITURE: As share of GDP, 2018 estimate
United States	3.39%
Greece		2.22
UK		2.15
Estonia		2.07
Poland		2.05
Latvia		2.03
Lithuania	2.00
Romania		1.92
France		1.82
Croatia		1.71
Turkey		1.64
Norway		1.62
Montenegro	1.55
Bulgaria*	1.43
Netherlands	1.35
Portugal	1.35
Germany		1.23
Canada		1.23
Slovakia	1.21
Denmark		1.21
Albania		1.16
Hungary		1.15
Italy		1.15
Czech Rep.	1.11
Slovenia	1.02
Spain		0.93
Belgium		0.93
Luxembourg	0.54

NATO guideline
Minimum of 2% of GDP


Defence expenditure as share of GDP: Based on 2010 prices and exchange rates

United States		5.28	3.39
Total			3.28	2.36
NATO Europe and Canada	2.01	1.48

Figures for 2018 are estimates

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NATO 2% guideline
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	1989 1998 2009 2018


*Defence expenditure does not include pensions


Sources: Associated Press, NATO 
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