NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that 23 of NATO's 32 members now meet the 2% GDP defense spending target, up from about 20 previously.
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NATO allies are this year increasing defense spending by 18 percent, the biggest increase in decades
23 of NATO's 32 members would meet a 10-year-old pledge to spend at least two percent of GDP on defense
More than 20 NATO member states will hit or surpass the 2% defense spending target in 2024
Five years ago, fewer than ten allies spent at least 2% of GDP on defense
There are currently 32 NATO member states
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