Belarus vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $215 in Belarus and $1,318 in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $1,103, or 6.14 times that in Belarus.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 61 and Russia ranked 13 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $215 | $1,318 |
| 2024 | $166 | $1,029 |
| 2023 | $153 | $750 |
| 2022 | $131 | $718 |
| 2021 | $102 | $451 |
| 2020 | $92 | $422 |
| 2019 | $95 | $445 |
| 2018 | $97 | $421 |
| 2017 | $79 | $458 |
| 2016 | $77 | $476 |
| 2015 | $68 | $458 |
| 2014 | $87 | $585 |
| 2013 | $101 | $612 |
| 2012 | $85 | $565 |
| 2011 | $80 | $488 |
| 2010 | $81 | $408 |
| 2009 | $71 | $358 |
| 2008 | $93 | $391 |
| 2007 | $78 | $303 |
| 2006 | $66 | $239 |
| 2005 | $47 | $189 |
| 2004 | $32 | $144 |
| 2003 | $24 | $116 |
| 2002 | $21 | $96 |
| 2001 | $18 | $80 |
| 2000 | $14 | $63 |
| 1999 | $16 | $44 |
| 1998 | $23 | $54 |
| 1997 | $25 | $119 |
| 1996 | $18 | $107 |
| 1995 | $18 | $86 |
| 1994 | $17 | $92 |
| 1993 | – | $52 |
- 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.
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 in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Russia: $158B 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