Belarus vs Latvia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $215 in Belarus and $929 in Latvia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by $714, or 4.33 times that in Belarus.
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US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | $215 2025 | $68 | 61 of 151 |
| Latvia | $929 2025 | $142 | 24 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 61 and Latvia ranked 24 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Latvia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $215 | $929 |
| 2024 | $166 | $766 |
| 2023 | $153 | $665 |
| 2022 | $131 | $456 |
| 2021 | $102 | $435 |
| 2020 | $92 | $389 |
| 2019 | $95 | $360 |
| 2018 | $97 | $367 |
| 2017 | $79 | $247 |
| 2016 | $77 | $205 |
| 2015 | $68 | $142 |
| 2014 | $87 | $148 |
| 2013 | $101 | $140 |
| 2012 | $85 | $125 |
| 2011 | $80 | $143 |
| 2010 | $81 | $122 |
| 2009 | $71 | $168 |
| 2008 | $93 | $265 |
| 2007 | $78 | $218 |
| 2006 | $66 | $165 |
| 2005 | $47 | $121 |
| 2004 | $32 | $101 |
| 2003 | $24 | $82 |
| 2002 | $21 | $63 |
| 2001 | $18 | $37 |
| 2000 | $14 | $29 |
| 1999 | $16 | $24 |
| 1998 | $23 | $17 |
| 1997 | $25 | $16 |
| 1996 | $18 | $15 |
| 1995 | $18 | $17 |
| 1994 | $17 | $13 |
| 1993 | – | $7 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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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