Defense spending: Germany reports record amount. The last time Germany spent two percent of its gross domestic product was in 1992.
The federal government confirmed on Wednesday that Germany wanted to meet the target in the following years from 2028 onwards. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday in Brussels that he assumed that this year 18 of the 31 allies would achieve the NATO goal of spending two percent on defense. That is six times as many as in 2014. At that time, only three alliance partners achieved the two percent target.