Belarus vs Latvia
Belarus vs Latvia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 5.7% of government spending in Belarus and 8.2% of government spending in Latvia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Belarus.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 63 and Latvia ranked 36 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7 | 8.2 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 7.4 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | 2.3 | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2000 | – | 2.4 |
| 1999 | – | 1.9 |
| 1998 | – | 1.6 |
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
Belarus vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Latvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Latvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025