The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal last year.

The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal in 2024.

Poland has announced a dramatic plan to build the largest NATO land army in Europe. The announcement came during the country’s Armed Forces Day on August 15, 2025. The government declared that its ...

The principal decision to which Rutte was referring was the agreement among ‘allies’ to commit to defence spending of at ...

NATO leaders have agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP and renewed their commitment to mutual defense in an historic move that comes at the time of an increasingly belligerent Russia.

NATO estimates show Poland spent the highest percentage of its GDP on defense and was the only country estimated to spend more than 4%. Estonia and Latvia followed, each allocating around 3.4%.

NATO estimates show Poland spent the highest percentage of its GDP on defense and was the only country estimated to spend more than 4%. Estonia and Latvia followed, each allocating around 3.4%.

NATO agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, with a 3.5% floor for core defense spending and 1.5% for related areas. This is a major win for Trump and commitment to emerging ...

Measured as a portion of GDP, Poland is NATO’s biggest military spender and is the only country in the alliance to spend more than 4%. Estonia also surpasses the U.S. by GDP at more than 3.4%.

Just 11 of the 32 NATO countries currently meet the 2% GDP defense spending target, according to NATO data. Achieving the 5% goal will require major political and budgetary shifts across Europe.

NATO estimates show Poland spent the highest percentage of its GDP on defense and was the only country estimated to spend more than 4%. Estonia and Latvia followed, each allocating around 3.4%.