Methodology

EDA is collecting defence data on an annual basis. The Ministries of Defence of the Agency's 26 participating Member States (all EU Member States except Denmark) provide the data. EDA acts as the custodian of the data and by the end of each year publishes the figures regarding the previous year in order for all the information to be complete. However, on ocasions the data can be revised during the year. The calendar year is that running from 1 January to 31 December.

The data are broken down, based on a list of indicators approved by the Agency’s Ministerial Steering Board. This list has four sections, represented in the headings of the data.

General

Macro-economic data to show how defence budgets relate to GDP and overall government spending

Reform

Major categories of defence budget spending – personnel; investment, including research & technology; operations & maintenance and others – to show on what the defence budgets are spent