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Which of NATO members will have met the target of 2% of GDP defence spending in any year before 2030?
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2030
98%
Slovenia
96%
Canada
96%
Spain
95%
Italy
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YES
United States
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YES
United Kingdom
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YES
Germany
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YES
France
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YES
Poland
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YES
Turkey
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YES
Netherlands
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YES
Sweden
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YES
Estonia
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YES
Finland
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YES
Lithuania
Resolved
YES
Greece
Resolved
YES
Czechia
Resolved
YES
Latvia
Resolved
YES
Romania
Resolved
YES
Bulgaria

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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Hey, this year's report shows all countries met the 2% taraget https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/publications-and-reports/annual-reports/sgar25-en.pdf#page=26

bought แน€111 YES

I think all options of this market can be resolved as YES.

https://www.nato.int/en/news-and-events/articles/news/2026/03/26/nato-secretary-generals-annual-report-shows-significant-increase-in-defence-investment-from-europe-and-canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5rIFci5vs

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2024:
page 4
https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2024/6/pdf/240617-def-exp-2024-en.pdf

@Anon99 can you resolve? Most countries are already above 2%

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

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The Economist has published an article on this topic this week

Can Europe defend itself without America? (economist.com)

Wait, I forgot Sweden isn't in NATO yet. ๐Ÿคฆ

@Pazzaz I'll phrase the question to include future members

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