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NATO wants allies to spend 5% of GDP on defense: This chart shows how hard it could be

Upworthy Tuesday, 24 June 2025 ()
Before this week's annual NATO summit had even begun, allies reportedly agreed on Sunday to hike their defense spending to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. Getting to that target, however is another matter. The 5% figure is made up of 3.5% of GDP that should be spent on "pure" defense,…
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 NATO agrees to 5% higher defence spending target ahead key summit at The Hague This week, allies are expected to commit to spending around 3.5 percent of GDP on "hard defence" that will include weapons and troops and an additional 1.5 percent on defence-related investments such as cybersecurity...

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