Stoltenberg insists on increased contributions.

According to the latest estimates, the 30 NATO countries spent around 1.1 trillion euros on defense in 2022. An increase of 1.9 percent compared to 2021, according to a report by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg presented on Tuesday. A stronger increase is expected for 2023. Stoltenberg said he expected leaders to agree on ambitious targets at the July summit. Defense spending of 2 percent of gross domestic product should become the lower limit. Germany increased expenditure relevant to the alliance by ten percent to 57.7 billion euros, but remained at around 1.5 percent of gross domestic product. According to Stoltenberg, only seven allies met the two percent target.