Azerbaijan vs Ukraine
Azerbaijan vs Ukraine: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $4.67B in Azerbaijan and $77.6B in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by $72.9B, or 17 times that in Azerbaijan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Azerbaijan.
- In 2025, Azerbaijan ranked 48 and Ukraine ranked 8 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Azerbaijan | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.67B | $77.6B |
| 2024 | $3.78B | $64.8B |
| 2023 | $3.64B | $63.3B |
| 2022 | $3.33B | $40.2B |
| 2021 | $3.42B | $6.72B |
| 2020 | $3.02B | $7.26B |
| 2019 | $2.57B | $6.54B |
| 2018 | $2.38B | $5.64B |
| 2017 | $2.26B | $4.68B |
| 2016 | $2.16B | $4.85B |
| 2015 | $3.23B | $4.83B |
| 2014 | $3.04B | $4.42B |
| 2013 | $3.03B | $3.69B |
| 2012 | $3B | $3.47B |
| 2011 | $2.89B | $3.1B |
| 2010 | $1.52B | $3.37B |
| 2009 | $1.6B | $3.35B |
| 2008 | $1.82B | $3.66B |
| 2007 | $1.35B | $3.74B |
| 2006 | $1.24B | $3.08B |
| 2005 | $604M | $2.74B |
| 2004 | $516M | $2.26B |
| 2003 | $425M | $2.1B |
| 2002 | $341M | $1.82B |
| 2001 | $316M | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $280M | $2.02B |
| 1999 | $264M | $1.63B |
| 1998 | $203M | $1.77B |
| 1997 | $178M | $2.19B |
| 1996 | $155M | $1.77B |
| 1995 | $176M | $1.83B |
| 1994 | $212M | $1.71B |
| 1993 | $420M | $387M |
| 1992 | $400M | – |
- Estimate
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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAzerbaijan: 1.58% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025