Belarus vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.83B in Belarus and $158B in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $156B, or 87 times that in Belarus.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Russia ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83B | $158B |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $149B |
| 2023 | $1.37B | $109B |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $88.7B |
| 2021 | $952M | $68.5B |
| 2020 | $907M | $67.2B |
| 2019 | $857M | $65.6B |
| 2018 | $905M | $62.8B |
| 2017 | $732M | $65.3B |
| 2016 | $774M | $80.6B |
| 2015 | $612M | $75.1B |
| 2014 | $570M | $69.7B |
| 2013 | $684M | $65B |
| 2012 | $639M | $62B |
| 2011 | $569M | $53.5B |
| 2010 | $529M | $50.2B |
| 2009 | $471M | $49.2B |
| 2008 | $532M | $46.9B |
| 2007 | $519M | $42.6B |
| 2006 | $475M | $39.2B |
| 2005 | $366M | $35.4B |
| 2004 | $281M | $31.1B |
| 2003 | $232M | $29.8B |
| 2002 | $230M | $28.4B |
| 2001 | $221M | $25.7B |
| 2000 | $178M | $23.7B |
| 1999 | $160M | $17.6B |
| 1998 | $160M | $15.8B |
| 1997 | $171M | $26.6B |
| 1996 | $105M | $24.4B |
| 1995 | $136M | $25.8B |
| 1994 | $345M | $39.2B |
| 1993 | $344M | $41.5B |
| 1992 | $242M | $47.5B |
- 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 Russia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025