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Which NATO Countries Boosted Defense Spending The Most In 2025?
Which NATO Countries Boosted Defense Spending The Most In 2025?
NATO’s European members and Canada increased defense spending by 20% in 2025, the group’s biggest military buildup in the last decade.
Created in partnership with Inigo, this graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Jenna Ross, shows which NATO countries increased spending the most and how much they now spend as a share of GDP.
Spending Heavyweights, Ranked by Annual Increases
Our analysis covers NATO countries that spent over $10 billion on defense in 2025.
Belgium was the country with the biggest spending jump of 58%. Once among NATO’s lowest...
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