NATO defense budget to reach 2% of GDP

Brussels, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) All the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), except Iceland, will allocate 2% of their GDP to military spending in 2025, for a total of $1,4 trillion, the organization announced.

August 28, 2025
09:50

The document, released by the NATO alliance, forecasts a 15,9% year-over-year increase in the bloc’s military spending.

The organization’s military budgets have registered steady growth since 2014, when they were last reduced.

Strategic analysts point out that this trend shows the prioritization of a militaristic stance over urgent social needs.

Experts believe that the goal agreed upon at the Hague summit, to increase spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, will deepen the arms race. Eastern European nations, such as Poland and the Baltic states, are already approaching this new target with investments exceeding 3%.

This increase occurs in a context of growing international tensions and pressure from the military industry.

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