Poland will increase to 4.8% of its GDP its defensive budget Its 2026, the Minister of Finance announced today, presenting the draft budget next year.
Specifically, Poland, adjacent to Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, has been increasing its defense budget for many years to 4.7% of its GDP this year.
The preliminary draft budget of 2026 is projected to spend on the defense “the 200 billion Zloti record amount”, or 46.87 billion euros, said Minister Andrei Domanski.
Fearing the Russian threat, Warsaw has for many years launched the modernization of its armed forces, concluding gun contracts, billions of Zlotti, mainly with the US and South Korea. In 2024 the government announced a program of € 2.3 billion to boost its eastern wing.