Information on Defence
Expenditures

They are based on a common definition of defence expenditures. In view of the differences between this and national definitions, the figures may diverge from those which are quoted by national authorities or given in national budgets.

What does this mean in practice?

The figures represent payments actually made or to be made during the course of the fiscal year. For countries providing military assistance, this is included in the expenditures figures. For countries receiving assistance, figures do not include the value of items received. Expenditures for research and development are included in equipment expenditures and pensions paid to retirees in personnel expenditures.

How did this policy evolve?

NATO had published the defence expenditures of its member countries since 1963. From 2004, the nations in the NATO-Russia Council agreed to produce such figures at 27.

How is this policy implemented?

Each year, updated tables with nations' defence expenditures are published on the NATO Web site.

Figures for NATO nations from 1963 to 1995 (PDF format) ~200 to ~800Kb

1963	1964	1965	1967	1969	1970
1971	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990
1991	1992	1993	1994	1995

Figures from 1996 to 2003 (PDF and Excel format)

1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
2002	2003

Figures for the countries of the NATO-Russia Council (individual NATO countries and Russia) from 2004 (PDF format)

2004

2005

2006

2007