Vol. 406 No. 3
279 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide comparative figures on defence spending on the part of Ireland and all other member states of the EC as expressed in (1) monetary terms and (2) a percentage of GNP.
Defence expenditure in 1989, the latest date for which comparative figures are available, was as follows:
|
Country |
Amount |
Percentage of Gross Domestic Produce (a) |
|
$m |
% |
|
|
Ireland |
434 |
1.28 |
|
Belgium |
2,580 |
1.66 |
|
Denmark |
1,920 |
1.83 |
|
France |
28,580 |
2.98 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
27,460 |
2.27 |
|
Greece |
3,170 |
5.71 |
|
Italy |
16,690 |
1.94 |
|
Luxembourg |
79 |
1.08 |
|
Netherlands |
6,690 |
3.01 |
|
Portugal |
1,250 |
2.97 |
|
Spain |
6,910 |
1.85 |
|
United Kinsectom |
33,410 |
3.98 |
