Europe scales up its Defence spending to 381 billion euros
Aumenta en 38.000 millones en un año y alcanza el 2,1% del PIB, superando ligeramente el objetivo de la OTAN. Leer
The European Union's defense spending reached 381 billion euros in 2025, accounting for 2.1% of its GDP, slightly exceeding the NATO target. This represents a 19% increase from 2024, when the EU spent 343 billion euros on defense. Spain's defense spending hit a record 23.333 billion euros, a 46.5% increase from the previous year, placing it among the top 15 countries with the largest military budgets globally.
The increased spending is attributed to the growing instability caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East. NATO countries have agreed to raise their defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
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