Ukraine Leads Europe in Defense Spending as GDP Share Surges

Europe’s 2025 defense map shows Ukraine spending 39.56% of its GDP on defense, by far the continent’s highest share. Excluding Ukraine, European defense spending averages about 2% of GDP, with Eastern NATO members like Poland, Latvia, and Estonia spending the most and Western powers far lower relative to their size. NATO members aim to raise defense spending toward 5% of GDP by 2035, reflecting a shift toward rearmament amid the Russia-Ukraine war. The data comes from SIPRI’s Military Expenditures Database and is visualized in Voronoi, including a 2025 country ranking.