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Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, European allies have increased defense spending by 11%.
Although the U.S. spends the most of any NATO nation, Poland and Estonia put a greater share of their GDPs towards defense.
U.S. contributes 16% of the NATO budget, but is still the country with the largest defense spending of the alliance
One in three active military personnel in NATO is an American
The United States is the largest contributor of military personnel to the alliance, with almost 1.33 million troops in 2024. Turkey, Poland, and France maintain the next largest armies, each with more than 200,000 troops. In total, NATO has more than 3 million active troops.