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# EDA data show EU defence spending reached EUR 343 billion in 2024
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-02-eda-defence-data-report-2024/
- Published: 2025-09-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:06.000Z
- Description: The European Defence Agency's annual data report found EU-27 defence spending reached EUR 343 billion in 2024, up 19 percent, with equipment procurement up 39 percent to EUR 88 billion. It projected EUR 381 billion for 2025.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [European Defence Agency press release, 2 September 2025](https://eda.europa.eu/news-and-events/press-office/latest-press-releases/2025/09/02/eu-defence-spending-hits-343-bln-in-2024-eda-data-shows?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not confirm how much of the recorded spending actually reached European rather than non-EU suppliers.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-14\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)