Azerbaijan vs Türkiye
Azerbaijan vs Türkiye: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.67B in Azerbaijan and $26.8B in Türkiye, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $22.1B, or 5.74 times that in Azerbaijan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 48 and Türkiye ranked 19 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Azerbaijan | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.67B | $26.8B |
| 2024 | $3.78B | $25B |
| 2023 | $3.64B | $22.1B |
| 2022 | $3.33B | $18.5B |
| 2021 | $3.42B | $17.3B |
| 2020 | $3.02B | $17B |
| 2019 | $2.57B | $20B |
| 2018 | $2.38B | $18.8B |
| 2017 | $2.26B | $14.8B |
| 2016 | $2.16B | $13.8B |
| 2015 | $3.23B | $11.8B |
| 2014 | $3.04B | $11.4B |
| 2013 | $3.03B | $11.4B |
| 2012 | $3B | $11.1B |
| 2011 | $2.89B | $10.8B |
| 2010 | $1.52B | $10.7B |
| 2009 | $1.6B | $10.9B |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $10.2B |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $10B |
| 2006 | $1.24B | $10.4B |
| 2005 | $604M | $9.94B |
| 2004 | $516M | $10.3B |
| 2003 | $425M | $11.1B |
| 2002 | $341M | $11.9B |
| 2001 | $316M | $11.2B |
| 2000 | $280M | $12.2B |
| 1999 | $264M | $12.6B |
| 1998 | $203M | $11.5B |
| 1997 | $178M | $10.9B |
| 1996 | $155M | $10.5B |
| 1995 | $176M | $9.37B |
| 1994 | $212M | $9.12B |
| 1993 | $420M | $9.33B |
| 1992 | $400M | $8.44B |
| 1991 | – | $8.02B |
| 1990 | – | $7.8B |
| 1989 | – | $6.46B |
| 1988 | – | $5.58B |
| 1987 | – | $6.34B |
| 1986 | – | $6.63B |
| 1985 | – | $5.9B |
| 1984 | – | $5.57B |
| 1983 | – | $5.72B |
| 1982 | – | $6.05B |
| 1981 | – | $5.53B |
| 1980 | – | $4.91B |
| 1979 | – | $4.73B |
| 1978 | – | $5.33B |
| 1977 | – | $5.83B |
| 1976 | – | $6.05B |
| 1975 | – | $5.76B |
| 1974 | – | $3.29B |
| 1973 | – | $2.94B |
| 1972 | – | $2.77B |
| 1971 | – | $2.64B |
| 1970 | – | $2.3B |
| 1969 | – | $2.07B |
| 1968 | – | $2.14B |
| 1967 | – | $1.91B |
| 1966 | – | $1.78B |
| 1965 | – | $1.77B |
| 1964 | – | $1.69B |
| 1963 | – | $1.58B |
| 1962 | – | $1.54B |
| 1961 | – | $1.44B |
| 1960 | – | $1.28B |
| 1959 | – | $1.16B |
| 1958 | – | $977M |
| 1957 | – | $1.01B |
| 1956 | – | $1.08B |
| 1955 | – | $1.17B |
| 1954 | – | $1.16B |
| 1953 | – | $1.14B |
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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 Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025