Belarus vs Ukraine
Belarus vs Ukraine: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.83B in Belarus and $77.6B in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by $75.7B, or 42 times that in Belarus.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Ukraine ranked 8 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83B | $77.6B |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $64.8B |
| 2023 | $1.37B | $63.3B |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $40.2B |
| 2021 | $952M | $6.72B |
| 2020 | $907M | $7.26B |
| 2019 | $857M | $6.54B |
| 2018 | $905M | $5.64B |
| 2017 | $732M | $4.68B |
| 2016 | $774M | $4.85B |
| 2015 | $612M | $4.83B |
| 2014 | $570M | $4.42B |
| 2013 | $684M | $3.69B |
| 2012 | $639M | $3.47B |
| 2011 | $569M | $3.1B |
| 2010 | $529M | $3.37B |
| 2009 | $471M | $3.35B |
| 2008 | $532M | $3.66B |
| 2007 | $519M | $3.74B |
| 2006 | $475M | $3.08B |
| 2005 | $366M | $2.74B |
| 2004 | $281M | $2.26B |
| 2003 | $232M | $2.1B |
| 2002 | $230M | $1.82B |
| 2001 | $221M | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $178M | $2.02B |
| 1999 | $160M | $1.63B |
| 1998 | $160M | $1.77B |
| 1997 | $171M | $2.19B |
| 1996 | $105M | $1.77B |
| 1995 | $136M | $1.83B |
| 1994 | $345M | $1.71B |
| 1993 | $344M | $387M |
| 1992 | $242M | – |
- 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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025