Belarus vs Russia

Belarus vs Russia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 5.7% of government spending in Belarus and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 14.1 percentage points, or 3.47 times that in Belarus.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Belarus vs Russia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 5.7% of government spending in Belarus and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 14.1 percentage points, or 3.47 times that in Belarus.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2001.
  • In 2025, Belarus ranked 63 and Russia ranked 7 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearBelarusRussia
20255.719.8
20244.818.6
20234.814.8
20224.313
20213.810.3
20203.710.6
20193.711.4
20184.111.4
20173.512.2
20163.714.8
20152.713.8
20142.711.8
20133.111.1
20123.210.8
2011310.3
2010310.1
20092.610.2
20082.39.9
20073.29.8
20063.511.2
20053.211.3
2004311.2
20032.911.3
20023.111.1
20013.311.3
2000–10.8
1999–9
1998–6.9
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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.
  • 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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