NATO: Biggest Defense Spenders
Spoiler alert: The U.S. pays more than everyone else combined
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✏️ References
Hendrix, C.S. (5 February 2025). Trump's Five Percent Doctrine and NATO Defense Spending. Peterson Institute for International Economics.
NATO. (18 December 2025). Defence expenditures and NATO’s 5% commitment.
NATO. (18 December 2025). Funding NATO.
NATO Public Diplomacy Division. (3 June 2025). Defence Expenditure of NATO Countries (2014-2025), p. 8.
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