Countries Most Exposed to Trump's Security Policies 🌍

What We’re Showing

During his tenure in the Oval Office, Donald Trump showed he wasn't afraid to make sweeping policy decisions that had impacts reaching beyond U.S. borders. This graphic shows the countries that are most exposed to potential security policy changes under a Trump presidency, based on analysis from The Economist.

Methodology

Each country was given a score based on five security indicators: reliance on U.S. military aid, U.S. troop presence, military spending, spending on U.S. arms, and defense alliance with America. 

Key Takeaways

• Latin American countries Costa Rica and Panama rank at the top of the list, owing to their high reliance on U.S. military aid coupled with low levels of national defense spending 
• Germany, a close ally to the U.S., ranks in third due to low defense spending as a share of GDP and the presence of significant U.S. troops in the country
• Trump has previously looked to withdraw 12,000 U.S. troops from Germany given its comparatively low defense spending
• Japan also ranks highly due to similar reasons as Germany, but the country spends more on U.S. arms, leaving the country less exposed