Despite the dip, Britain was one of only seven countries to meet the 2% minimum spending pledge set by NATO, with secretary general Jens Stoltenberg saying the alliance as a whole needs to invest more in defence, and fast.
UK defence spending as a share of national income fell last year compared with 2021 despite Russia's war in Ukraine, new figures released by NATO have revealed.
In total, only seven countries - including Britain - met a minimum threshold of allocating at least 2% of gross domestic product to their armed forces in 2022, down by one nation from the previous year.secretary general, said:"The pace we have when it comes to increased defence spending is not high enough. So, my message to allies is that I welcome what they've done, but they need to speed up, they need to deliver more.
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