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Defence: Finance

Commons · Question 127857 · Tabled 16 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

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.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 23 Apr 2026

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.