Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.67B in Azerbaijan and $1.31B in Kazakhstan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by $3.37B, or 3.58 times that in Kazakhstan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 48 and Kazakhstan ranked 75 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Azerbaijan | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.67B | $1.31B |
| 2024 | $3.78B | $1.17B |
| 2023 | $3.64B | $1.24B |
| 2022 | $3.33B | $1.43B |
| 2021 | $3.42B | $2.11B |
| 2020 | $3.02B | $2.12B |
| 2019 | $2.57B | $4.88B |
| 2018 | $2.38B | $3.74B |
| 2017 | $2.26B | $3.47B |
| 2016 | $2.16B | $3.62B |
| 2015 | $3.23B | $4.28B |
| 2014 | $3.04B | $4.16B |
| 2013 | $3.03B | $4.17B |
| 2012 | $3B | $3.7B |
| 2011 | $2.89B | $3.17B |
| 2010 | $1.52B | $2.88B |
| 2009 | $1.6B | $2.62B |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $2.78B |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $2.93B |
| 2006 | $1.24B | $1.95B |
| 2005 | $604M | $1.66B |
| 2004 | $516M | $1.32B |
| 2003 | $425M | $1.16B |
| 2002 | $341M | $976M |
| 2001 | $316M | $891M |
| 2000 | $280M | $606M |
| 1999 | $264M | $578M |
| 1998 | $203M | $691M |
| 1997 | $178M | $696M |
| 1996 | $155M | $745M |
| 1995 | $176M | $690M |
| 1994 | $212M | $669M |
| 1993 | $420M | $1.04B |
| 1992 | $400M | – |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 151 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
Azerbaijan vs Kazakhstan
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Kazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Kazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Kazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Kazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Kazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Kazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Kazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Kazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Kazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Kazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Kazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Kazakhstan: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Kazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Kazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Kazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Kazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Kazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Kazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006