Armenia vs Georgia

Armenia vs Georgia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 19.9% of government spending in Armenia and 5.8% of government spending in Georgia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 14 percentage points, or 3.4 times that in Georgia.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Armenia vs Georgia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 19.9% of government spending in Armenia and 5.8% of government spending in Georgia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 14 percentage points, or 3.4 times that in Georgia.
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What the numbers say

  • Armenia has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Georgia.
  • In 2025, Armenia ranked 6 and Georgia ranked 61 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearArmeniaGeorgia
202519.95.8
202418.95.3
202320.45.5
202215.55.6
202115.65.1
202016.35.2
201919.26.1
201817.17
201714.87.1
201615.17.3
201516.17.3
201416.48.4
201316.89.5
20121610.5
201115.411.2
201016.311.8
200914.615.7
200815.326.1
200713.632.2
200614.722.4
200514.515
2004–7.1
2003–6.5
2002–6.1
2001–4.3
2000–3.5
1999–4.5
1998–5.9
1997–5.6
1996–11.7
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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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