2024-06-19 19:15:27
In keeping with Ukrinform, abstract knowledge on protection spending and corresponding infographics are printed on NATO’s web site.
Abstract knowledge reveals that protection spending by European allies and Canada was declining till 2014, that’s, earlier than Russia’s aggression in opposition to Ukraine, then steadily elevated in subsequent years, and after 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale army invasion of Ukraine, it elevated sharply.
When Russia invaded Ukraine 10 years in the past, the Allies set a 2 % GDP protection spending goal. This aim was exceeded by 10 nations in 2023, and this yr the variety of such nations amongst allies ought to improve to 23.
International locations with protection spending of lower than 2% of GDP, Croatia, Portugal, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Spain stay.
In absolute phrases (present costs), over the previous 10 years, the whole protection spending of NATO allies has elevated from 943 billion 218 million US {dollars} in 2014 to 1 trillion 474 billion. 399 million USD in 2024 (projected).
The vast majority of this yr’s expenditure falls on the US – 967 billion. 707 million {dollars}, and the whole protection expenditure of the European allies and Canada corresponds to 506 billion. 693 million {dollars}.
In comparison with different NATO members, the USA has essentially the most troops – 1 million. 300 thousand, and the European allies and Canada collectively – 2 million. 118 thousand
Amongst nations with greater than 100 thousand troopers, are France (204.7 thousand), Germany (185.6 thousand), Greece (110.8 thousand), Italy (171.4 thousand), Poland (216.1 thousand), Spain ( 117.4 thousand), Turkey (481 thousand) and the UK (138.1 thousand).
There are a complete of three,418,600 troops in NATO nations, together with the US, Canada and European nations.
As reported by “Ukrinform”, on July Sept. 11, the anniversary NATO summit devoted to the seventy fifth anniversary of the Alliance might be held in Washington. It’s anticipated that in the course of the assembly the allies will agree that 2 % from the dimensions of GDP, protection spending shouldn’t be seen as a aim, however because the minimal protection price range of NATO member states.
2024-06-19 19:15:27