Defence: Public Expenditure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of GDP will be spent on (a) NATO qualifying defence spend and (b) the MOD budget in financial year (i) 2025-26, (ii) 2026-27, (iii) 2027-28 and (iv) 2028-29.
Answered by Luke Pollard
The estimated percentage GDP figures are set out below:
Financial Year | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
MOD budget (as set out in Spending Review 2025) | 2.08% | 2.11% | 2.20% | 2.20% |
Total Expected Defence Spending | 2.36% | 2.52% | 2.60% | 2.60% |
The future years defence spending figures are based on current OBR GDP.
Under NATO guidance Government expenditure can be counted towards defence spending, provided it is specifically to meet the needs of its armed forces, those of Allies or of the Alliance.
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