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Defence: Finance

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 127857

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many countries within NATO spent a larger proportion of GDP on defence than the UK in 2026/27.

Answered by Luke Pollard

NATO publishes defence expenditure figures for its members. As he will know figures for NATO members' defence spending for 2026-27 have not yet been published.

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