Which of NATO members will have met the target of 2% of GDP defence spending in any year before 2030?
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Italy
70%
Slovenia
70%
Spain
65%
Canada
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YESUnited States
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YESUnited Kingdom
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YESGermany
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YESFrance
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YESPoland
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YESTurkey
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YESNetherlands
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YESSweden
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YESEstonia
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YESFinland
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YESLithuania
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YESGreece
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YESCzechia
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YESLatvia
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YESRomania
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YESBulgaria
The market will resolve as YES for all countries that record in any year between 2024-2030 a budget for military expenditure exceeding 2% of their GDP, as per NATO data (https://www.nato.int/).
This includes any future NATO member, whose number is published by NATO in the time period in question.
For example, the published numbers for 2023 are here:
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any @mods can resolve YES for the countries above 2% in page 4 of https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf
The Economist has published an article on this topic this week
Can Europe defend itself without America? (economist.com)
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