Oral Question·Foreign and Commonwealth Office
“What progress the Government has made on tackling climate change through international co-operation.”
Tabled: 29 January 2020Answered: 4 February 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Defence (John Healey)
Russia’s declared total military expenditure was around 4.7% of GDP in 2022. In 2023 it was 5.9% of GDP, and the forecast spending this year is up to around 7% of GDP. As the right hon. Gentleman knows very well, the public figures almost certainly do not tell the full story about Russian expenditure.