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Very clearly Trump inspired the NATO countries to increase their
spending on defense!

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Visualizing the Defense Spending of Non-U.S. NATO Members (2012-2024)
Published 2 weeks ago on July 13, 2024
By Marcus Lu
Article/Editing:
Bruno Venditti
Graphics/Design:
Anna Diederichs
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This graphic visualizes the annual percentage change in defense
expenditure among NATO members (excluding the U.S.).

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Defense Spending of Non-U.S. NATO Members (2012-2024)
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Non-U.S. members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have increased their expenditure on defense, with a big spike after the
Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

This graphic visualizes the annual percentage change in defense
expenditure among NATO members (excluding the U.S.) since 2012 in real
terms. Data is from NATO.

Non-U.S. NATO Members are Ramping Up Defense Spending
NATO members have significantly increased their defense spending over
the past two years, likely due to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and,
more recently, in Israel.

Twenty-three of NATO’s 32 members are now meeting the minimum level of
annual defense spending (2% of GDP) stipulated for countries in the
alliance. This is up significantly from 10 member countries in 2023.

Year Change (%)
2012 -2.7
2013 -1.3
2014 -0.9
2015 1.6
2016 3.0
2017 5.9
2018 4.2
2019 3.6
2020 4.7
2021 2.5
2022 3.7
2023e 9.3
2024e 17.9
Estimates for 2023 and 2024. All percentages are inflation-adjusted
using 2015 prices as base year.

The majority of these expenditures will finance troops. It also includes payment of pensions, expenditures for peacekeeping and humanitarian
operations, and investment in research and development (R&D).

Despite the growth in expenditures by non-U.S. members, America is still
the most significant contributor to NATO’s budget. In 2023, the U.S. accounted for $860 billion spent by member countries in the
organization, representing 68% of the total expenditure. This amount is
over 10 times more than that of the second-placed country, Germany.

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Non-U.S. NATO Members are Ramping Up Defense Spending 🪖
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Visual Capitalist
July 6, 2024
Non-U.S. NATO Members are Ramping Up Defense Spending 🪖
What We’re Showing
This graphic visualizes the annual % change in defense expenditure among
NATO members (excluding the U.S.).

Key Takeaway
NATO members have significantly increased their defense spending over
the past two years, likely due to the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine,
Israel, etc.

Fact
23 of NATO’s 32 members are now meeting the minimum level of annual
defense spending (2% of GDP). This is up significantly from 10 members
in 2023.

Dataset
Year Change (%)
2012 -2.7
2013 -1.3
2014 -0.9
2015 1.6
2016 3.0
2017 5.9
2018 4.2
2019 3.6
2020 4.7
2021 2.5
2022 3.7
2023e 9.3
2024e 17.9
Data sources https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf?utm_source=chartr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=chartr_20240619
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