Overview

• United States remains the largest spender at nearly $980 billion in 2025, equal to 3.22% of GDP.
• Poland leads European allies by share at 4.48% (€44.3 billion), followed by Lithuania at 4.0% and Latvia at 3.73%.
• Italy submits a 2025 defense budget of about €45.3 billion, roughly 2.01% of GDP, up from €18 billion in 2014.
• For Europe and Canada, NATO’s indicator reaches 2.27% in 2025, up from 1.99% previously and 1.74% two years earlier.
• Only three allies currently meet the 3.5% level cited in recent alliance discussions on higher spending goals, and Iceland is not counted in the 2% tally.