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Defence expenditures of NATO countries Each year, NATO publishes updated figures on the defence expenditures of the countries belonging to the Alliance. They are based on the NATO definition of defence expenditures. In view of the differences between this and national definitions, the figures may diverge from those which are quoted by national authorities or given in national budgets. What does this mean in practice? The figures represent payments actually made or to be made during the course of the fiscal year. For countries providing military assistance, this is included in the expenditures figures. For countries receiving assistance, figures do not include the value of items received. Expenditures for research and development are included in equipment expenditures and pensions paid to retirees in personnel expenditures. How did this policy evolve? NATO been publishing the defence expenditures of its member countries since 1963. How is this policy implemented? Each year, updated tables with defence expenditures per member country per year are published on the NATO Web site in PDF, HTML and Microsoft Excel formats. The figures are published either at the end of the year, or at the beginning of the next year. This depends on when NATO Ministers of Defence meet to approve the figures. Further details on this topic: Figures from 1963 to 1995 (.PDF format) ~200 to ~800Kb 1963 1964 1965 1967 1969 1970 1971 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995   Figures from 1996 (HTML and Excel formats) 1996 1997 1998   1999 2000 2001 2002 2003