# Estonia raises defence spending toward and beyond 3 percent of GDP

Date: 2022

After February 2022 [Kallas](/people/kaja-kallas) cabinets lifted defence toward 3 percent of GDP and wartime support for Ukraine. A spending path is a completed fiscal-defence act, not a delivered division.

## People

- Kaja Kallas: https://factrail.ai/people/kaja-kallas

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://kaitseministeerium.ee/
- https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ee-defence-gdp-kallas