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NATO Agrees 5% GDP Defense Spending Goal by 2035

It allocates 3.5% of GDP to core defense needs, earmarking 1.5% for security infrastructure to deter Russian aggression.

Demonstrators hold signs against a war in Iran, during a march against the upcoming NATO leaders' summit, at The Hague, Netherlands, June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Overview

  • Secretary-General Mark Rutte brokered a decade-long phase-in plan to meet the 5% GDP defense spending target by 2035.
  • The pledge splits spending into at least 3.5% for core military capabilities and 1.5% for security investments, including infrastructure and cyber defenses.
  • Spain secured an effective exemption, approving the summit declaration while maintaining it will not meet the new threshold.
  • Trump’s weekend strikes on Iranian nuclear sites injected uncertainty but did not prevent allies from endorsing the spending goal.
  • The summit declaration contains only single references to Russia and Ukraine, and President Zelenskyy was excluded from formal leader sessions.