Defence: Expenditure
(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) the United Kingdom has spent on defence in each of the last five years; and under present medium-term plans what percentage of GDP defence expenditure is expected to be over the next five years.
The percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) the United Kingdom has spent on Defence in each of the last five years, is shown below.
Financial Year | % of GDP spent on Defence |
2009 - 10 | 2.6% |
2010 - 11 | 2.6% |
2011 - 12 | 2.6% |
2012 - 13 | 2.3% |
2013 - 14 | 2.1% |
The United Kingdom expects to spend 2% of GDP on Defence this year and next year. Decisions for 2016-17 and beyond will be a matter for the next Spending Review.