Belarus vs Latvia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.83B in Belarus and $1.6B in Latvia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by $227M, or 1.14 times that in Latvia.
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | $1.83B 2025 | $612M | 65 of 151 |
| Latvia | $1.6B 2025 | $402M | 68 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Latvia ranked 68 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83B | $1.6B |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $1.44B |
| 2023 | $1.37B | $1.27B |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $972M |
| 2021 | $952M | $975M |
| 2020 | $907M | $942M |
| 2019 | $857M | $896M |
| 2018 | $905M | $896M |
| 2017 | $732M | $657M |
| 2016 | $774M | $579M |
| 2015 | $612M | $402M |
| 2014 | $570M | $352M |
| 2013 | $684M | $339M |
| 2012 | $639M | $316M |
| 2011 | $569M | $344M |
| 2010 | $529M | $332M |
| 2009 | $471M | $439M |
| 2008 | $532M | $691M |
| 2007 | $519M | $705M |
| 2006 | $475M | $647M |
| 2005 | $366M | $514M |
| 2004 | $281M | $442M |
| 2003 | $232M | $410M |
| 2002 | $230M | $355M |
| 2001 | $221M | $217M |
| 2000 | $178M | $173M |
| 1999 | $160M | $138M |
| 1998 | $160M | $107M |
| 1997 | $171M | $98.9M |
| 1996 | $105M | $102M |
| 1995 | $136M | $131M |
| 1994 | $345M | $136M |
| 1993 | $344M | $116M |
| 1992 | $242M | – |
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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.
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