Since 1995, the rest of the world has spent a fairly stable share of GDP on the military. Combining the two previous charts, it is clear that changes in spending as a percentage of GDP have buoyed ...

Congressional Republicans are pushing for at least $100 billion in additional defense spending during the next decade to ...

The US military budget is the largest in the world, more than most of the rest of the world combined, thanks to Bush, Trump, ...

The rate of growth for Russia’s military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of ...

Russia's defense spending has surged past that of all European nations combined, according to a new study, fueling concerns ...

The spending figures included in the think tank’s newly published Military Balance report also show that in real-terms, Russia’s military expenditure increased by over 40 percent in 2024.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said spending might need to rise to as much as 3.7 percent of GDP. Only Poland is above that right now. The current target for defense spending is 2 percent ...

Estonia aims to increase defense spending to 5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2026, prioritizing critical capabilities such as ammunition while balancing delivery challenges and budget ...

Reaching the 5% goal, up from the current 2% goal for members, would make Lithuania the NATO country spending the most on defense as a percentage ... debt pile of 110% of GDP.

Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) on Tuesday said Estonia should aim to allocate 5 percent of (GDP) to defense spending in the coming years. The money should come from investments, not tax rises, ...