Defence & security
UK defence expenditure
$89bn
2025 · $0.8bn vs previous year
Fresh · as of 08 Oct 2026no date announced
4d old · Annual, SIPRI release each April
Explained
UK defence expenditure: the official figure explained
The latest uk defence expenditure figure from World Bank / SIPRI, with its period, release dates and full source link.
The live figure
World Bank / SIPRI
What it measures
UK defence expenditure — 2.35% of GDP. The figure is published by World Bank / SIPRI and covers 2025.
How often it is published
World Bank / SIPRI publishes this annual, sipri release each april. UKStats shows the figure exactly as published and never estimates values between releases.
Publisher notes
SIPRI's standard NATO-comparable definition, compiled from MOD accounts. MOD's own departmental resources tables are spreadsheet-only.
Methodology
World Bank / SIPRI — original publicationUKStats reproduces the published figure exactly; the publisher's own methodology notes are the authoritative description of how it is compiled.
Cite this figure
World Bank / SIPRI, "UK defence expenditure", 2025. Via UKStats (ukstats.co.uk/explained/uk-defence-spend), accessed 12 October 2026. Original: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/MS.MIL.XPND.CD?locations=GBEmbed this figure
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