Since 2014, the NATO countries that have consistently met the 2% defense spending target are:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Estonia (since 2015)
- Latvia (since 2018)
- Lithuania (since 2019)
- Poland (since 2020)
These countries have maintained or exceeded the 2% GDP defense spending threshold over the years, reflecting their commitment to NATO's defense investment pledge[1][2][3].
Sources
[1] Which NATO countries are meeting the 2% defense spending commitment? https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/which-nato-countries-meeting-2-defense-spending-commitment
[2] Record 23 countries hit 2 percent defense spending target, NATO says https://www.politico.eu/article/defense-spending-target-nato-joe-biden-jens-stoltenberg/
[3] Record number of NATO allies to hit 2% defense spending goal - DW https://www.dw.com/en/record-number-of-nato-allies-to-hit-2-defense-spending-goal/a-69401037
[4] Over 20 NATO allies to spend at least 2% of GDP on defense in 2024, says Stoltenberg https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/over-20-nato-allies-spend-least-2-gdp-defense-2024-says-stoltenberg-2024-06-17/
[5] Defence expenditures and NATO's 2% guideline https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm
[6] NATO Spending by Country 2024 https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nato-spending-by-country
[7] Funding NATO https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_67655.htm
[8] Who's at 2 percent? Look how NATO allies have increased their ... https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/whos-at-2-percent-look-how-nato-allies-have-increased-their-defense-spending-since-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
[9] Perplexity Elections https://www.perplexity.ai/elections/2024-11-05/us/president