Brazil vs Russia

Brazil vs Russia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.2% of government spending in Brazil and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 17.6 percentage points, or 9 times that in Brazil.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Brazil vs Russia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 2.2% of government spending in Brazil and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 17.6 percentage points, or 9 times that in Brazil.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2001.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 134 and Russia ranked 7 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearBrazilRussia
20252.219.8
20242.118.6
20232.214.8
20222.413
20212.810.3
20202.910.6
20193.211.4
20183.311.4
20173.212.2
2016314.8
2015313.8
20143.211.8
20133.311.1
20123.510.8
20113.610.3
20103.910.1
20093.810.2
20083.69.9
20073.69.8
20063.511.2
20053.611.3
20043.711.2
20033.611.3
20024.311.1
20014.911.3
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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