Belarus vs Poland
Belarus vs Poland: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.83B in Belarus and $42.5B in Poland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by $40.7B, or 23 times that in Belarus.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Poland ranked 14 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83B | $42.5B |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $34.5B |
| 2023 | $1.37B | $29B |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $19.9B |
| 2021 | $952M | $19.6B |
| 2020 | $907M | $18.7B |
| 2019 | $857M | $16.3B |
| 2018 | $905M | $16.1B |
| 2017 | $732M | $14.2B |
| 2016 | $774M | $13.9B |
| 2015 | $612M | $14.7B |
| 2014 | $570M | $12.3B |
| 2013 | $684M | $11.1B |
| 2012 | $639M | $11.2B |
| 2011 | $569M | $11.1B |
| 2010 | $529M | $10.9B |
| 2009 | $471M | $10.4B |
| 2008 | $532M | $9.89B |
| 2007 | $519M | $10.9B |
| 2006 | $475M | $9.63B |
| 2005 | $366M | $9.05B |
| 2004 | $281M | $8.48B |
| 2003 | $232M | $8.09B |
| 2002 | $230M | $7.78B |
| 2001 | $221M | $7.65B |
| 2000 | $178M | $7.41B |
| 1999 | $160M | $7.63B |
| 1998 | $160M | $7.75B |
| 1997 | $171M | $7.46B |
| 1996 | $105M | $6.81B |
| 1995 | $136M | $6.47B |
| 1994 | $345M | $6.43B |
| 1993 | $344M | $6.44B |
| 1992 | $242M | $5.88B |
| 1991 | – | $6.06B |
| 1990 | – | $8.61B |
| 1989 | – | $8.29B |
| 1988 | – | $10.2B |
| 1987 | – | $9.87B |
| 1986 | – | $10.2B |
| 1985 | – | $9.79B |
| 1984 | – | $9.08B |
| 1983 | – | $8.04B |
| 1982 | – | $9.03B |
| 1981 | – | $8.19B |
| 1980 | – | $8.11B |
| 1979 | – | $8.58B |
| 1978 | – | $8.54B |
| 1977 | – | $8.91B |
| 1976 | – | $8.38B |
| 1975 | – | $8.05B |
| 1974 | – | $7.56B |
| 1973 | – | $7.48B |
| 1972 | – | $7.02B |
| 1971 | – | $6.98B |
| 1970 | – | $6.54B |
- 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
Belarus vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025