| NATO
and EU members and candidates: defence spending and armed forces |
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| "Old"
NATO and EU members |
| Country |
Population |
GDP (bn USD) |
Defence spending (bn USD) |
% GDP (defence) |
Active |
Reserves |
Personnel on PSO |
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| Austria* |
8,257,000 |
194 |
1.6 |
0.82% |
34,600 |
72,000 |
989 |
| Belgium** |
10,179,000 |
238 |
3.4 |
1.43% |
39,420 |
100,500 |
1470 |
| Canada
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31,750,000 |
644 |
8.4 |
1.30% |
56,800 |
35,400 |
2254 |
| Denmark** |
5,308,000 |
162 |
2.4 |
1.48% |
21,400 |
64,900 |
1287 |
| Finland* |
5,190,000 |
120 |
1.5 |
1.25% |
32,250 |
485,400 |
1488 |
| France** |
59,271,000 |
1300 |
35 |
2.69% |
273,740 |
419,000 |
7948 |
| Germany** |
82,442,000 |
1800 |
28.8 |
1.60% |
308,400 |
363,500 |
7226 |
| Greece** |
10,683,000 |
113 |
5.6 |
4.96% |
159,170 |
291,000 |
1961 |
| Iceland |
283,000 |
9 |
0.02 |
0.05% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ireland* |
3,756,000 |
97.9 |
0.70 |
0.71% |
10,460 |
14,800 |
779 |
| Italy** |
57,184,000 |
1100 |
21 |
1.90% |
230,350 |
65,200 |
7171 |
| Luxembourg** |
436,000 |
17 |
0.13 |
0.75% |
900 |
0 |
23 |
| Netherlands** |
15,854,000 |
347 |
6.5 |
1.87% |
50,430 |
32,200 |
2569 |
| Norway |
4,487,000 |
162 |
2.9 |
1.79% |
26,700 |
222,000 |
1133 |
| Portugal** |
9,876,000 |
104 |
2.3 |
2.21% |
43,600 |
25,400 |
1572 |
| Spain** |
39,727,000 |
568 |
7.2 |
1.27% |
143,450 |
328,500 |
2505 |
| Sweden* |
8,935,000 |
238.6 |
5.3 |
2.22% |
33,900 |
262,000 |
836 |
| Turkey |
67,652,000 |
210 |
10.8 |
5.14% |
515,100 |
378,700 |
2153 |
| UK** |
58,938,000 |
1400 |
35.3 |
2.52% |
211,430 |
247,100 |
8800 |
| US |
281,404,000 |
9900 |
291.2 |
2.94% |
1,367,700 |
1,200,600 |
15,221 |
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| Total "Old" NATO |
735,474,000 |
18074 |
460.95 |
N/A |
3,448,590 |
3,774,000 |
63,293 |
| Average "Old"
NATO |
45,967,125 |
1,130 |
28.81 |
2.12% |
215,537 |
235,875 |
3,956 |
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| Total EU |
376,036,000 |
7799.5 |
156.73 |
N/A |
1,593,500 |
2,771,500 |
46624 |
| Average EU |
25,069,067 |
520 |
10.45 |
1.85% |
106,233 |
184,767 |
3108.27 |
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Countries marked with a double asterisk are members of both NATO
and the European Union. Countries with a single asterisk are members
of the European Union only. |
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| CEE
"10" |
| Country |
Population |
GDP (bn USD) |
Defence spending (bn USD) |
% GDP (defence) |
Active |
Reserves |
Personnel on PSO |
|
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|
|
|
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| Bulgaria |
8,187,000 |
12.8 |
0.35 |
2.73% |
77,260 |
303,000 |
7 |
| Czech Republic*** |
10,218,000 |
52 |
1.16 |
2.22% |
53,600 |
0 |
684 |
| Estonia |
1,375,000 |
5.6 |
0.08 |
1.44% |
4,450 |
14,000 |
47 |
| Hungary*** |
10,002,000 |
47 |
0.69 |
1.47% |
33,810 |
90,300 |
816 |
| Latvia |
2,308,000 |
7.17 |
0.07 |
1% |
6,500 |
14,400 |
107 |
| Lithuania |
3,655,000 |
11.2 |
0.20 |
1.78% |
12,190 |
336,000 |
32 |
| Poland*** |
38,819,000 |
160 |
3.30 |
2.06% |
206,045 |
406,000 |
1812 |
| Romania |
22,231,000 |
38.4 |
0.94 |
2.45% |
103,000 |
470,000 |
90 |
| Slovak Republic |
5,384,000 |
19.6 |
0.35 |
1.77% |
33,000 |
20,000 |
610 |
| Slovenia |
1,981,000 |
18.6 |
0.23 |
1.22% |
7,600 |
61,000 |
89 |
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| Total |
104,160,000 |
372.37 |
7.36 |
N/A |
537,455 |
1,714,700 |
4294 |
| Average |
10,416,000 |
37.24 |
0.74 |
1.81% |
53,746 |
171470 |
429 |
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Countries marked with a triple asterisk joined NATO in 1999. |
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| Source:
The International Institute for Strategic Studies, The
Military Balance 2001-2002 (London:
Oxford University Press for the IISS, 2001) |
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