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Swedish defense spending as a percentage of GDP is ~1.3% as of 2022[1]. Are there plans to boost this to the requisite 2%? Did that already happen and I missed
by remarkEon 3y ago
Swedish defense spending as a percentage of GDP is ~1.3% as of 2022[1].
Are there plans to boost this to the requisite 2%? Did that already happen and I missed it?
[1] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2022&locations=SE&start=1960&view=chart https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS?end=2...
- apelapan 3y agoThere are different ways of counting, but according to the NATO method Sweden was supposedly[1] almost at 2% for 2023 and will be above for 2024. [1]https://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/2023/09/regeringens-budgetsatsningar-pa-det-militara-omradet-2024/ https://www.regeringen.se/artiklar/2023/09/regeringens-budge...
- remarkEon 3y agoThanks, I appreciate the link to an actual Swedish site for reporting on this.