NATO – Real Contributions by Country
The Economist Magazine’s Graphic Detail column recently reported on military spending across countries for 2023, based on SIPRI’s measures of defence spending and this sites military PPP data.This week the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) also released a new report commenting on significant military spending of some NATO countries, such as Poland, when viewed in military purchasing power terms.
The graph below highlights these points, and shows the difference between NATO’s military spending when measured at market exchange rates and when measured at military PPP exchange rates. The difference is large and affects the way we might think about the relative contributions of NATO members.

NATO – Real Contributions by Country
The Economist Magazine’s Graphic Detail column recently reported on military spending across countries for 2023, based on SIPRI’s measures of defence spending and this sites military PP…

Interesting statistics. Worth your time to read.