Military spending boost to give Poland largest army in EU
WARSAW
Poland plans to raise the country's defense spending to 4% of its GDP, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday.
"The war in Ukraine has made us arm ourselves even faster, which is why we will make an unprecedented effort: 4% of GDP for the Polish army, this year," Morawiecki told reporters.
He said raising defense spending to their new target "could mean this will be the highest percentage ... of all NATO countries."
Poland spent 2.4% of its GDP on the military in 2022 -- the third-highest percentage among NATO countries. The US spends 3.47% -- $822 billion -- on defense.
Members of NATO are expected to reach spending at least 2% of GDP on defense by 2024.
Between now and 2035, Warsaw plans to spend $100 billion on the military. It has already spent $10 billion on arm...
