Armenia vs Türkiye
Armenia vs Türkiye: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 19.9% of government spending in Armenia and 5.9% of government spending in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Armenia, by 14 percentage points, or 3.39 times that in Türkiye.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Armenia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2005.
- In 2025, Armenia ranked 6 and Türkiye ranked 60 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Armenia | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.9 | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 18.9 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 20.4 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 15.5 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 15.6 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 16.3 | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 19.2 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | 17.1 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 14.8 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 15.1 | 6.1 |
| 2015 | 16.1 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | 16.4 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 16 | 5.9 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 16.3 | 6.4 |
| 2009 | 14.6 | 6.6 |
| 2008 | 15.3 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 13.6 | 6.7 |
| 2006 | 14.7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 14.5 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | – | 7.7 |
| 2003 | – | 8.5 |
| 2002 | – | 9.2 |
| 2001 | – | 8.1 |
| 2000 | – | 9.2 |
Each country on its own
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.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArmenia: 3.25% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025