Keir Starmer's pledge
Subject to economic and fiscal conditions, and aligned with our strategic and operational needs, we will also set a clear ambition for defence spending to rise to 3% of GDP in the next Parliament.
Made under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government, as GOV.UK labels it.
What the official figures show
Defence spending ambition as a share of GDP, the next Parliament (target)
3%
UK defence spending as a share of GDP (NATO definition), 2023 (baseline)
2.25%
UK defence spending as a share of GDP (NATO definition), 2024 (latest)
2.33%
These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.