Finland vs Russia
Finland vs Russia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.61B in Finland and $158B in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $151B, or 21 times that in Finland.
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, Finland ranked 36 and Russia ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Finland | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.61B | $158B |
| 2024 | $6.5B | $149B |
| 2023 | $6.03B | $109B |
| 2022 | $4.94B | $88.7B |
| 2021 | $4.05B | $68.5B |
| 2020 | $4.34B | $67.2B |
| 2019 | $4.16B | $65.6B |
| 2018 | $4.12B | $62.8B |
| 2017 | $4.01B | $65.3B |
| 2016 | $4.08B | $80.6B |
| 2015 | $4.06B | $75.1B |
| 2014 | $3.97B | $69.7B |
| 2013 | $4.18B | $65B |
| 2012 | $4.16B | $62B |
| 2011 | $4.11B | $53.5B |
| 2010 | $4.04B | $50.2B |
| 2009 | $4.14B | $49.2B |
| 2008 | $3.94B | $46.9B |
| 2007 | $3.65B | $42.6B |
| 2006 | $3.88B | $39.2B |
| 2005 | $3.81B | $35.4B |
| 2004 | $3.7B | $31.1B |
| 2003 | $3.49B | $29.8B |
| 2002 | $2.75B | $28.4B |
| 2001 | $2.7B | $25.7B |
| 2000 | $2.83B | $23.7B |
| 1999 | $2.68B | $17.6B |
| 1998 | $3.07B | $15.8B |
| 1997 | $3.01B | $26.6B |
| 1996 | $2.8B | $24.4B |
| 1995 | $2.53B | $25.8B |
| 1994 | $2.81B | $39.2B |
| 1993 | $2.85B | $41.5B |
| 1992 | $2.94B | $47.5B |
| 1991 | $2.88B | – |
| 1990 | $2.76B | – |
| 1989 | $2.71B | – |
| 1988 | $2.72B | – |
| 1987 | $2.58B | – |
| 1986 | $2.59B | – |
| 1985 | $2.43B | – |
| 1984 | $2.26B | – |
| 1983 | $2.46B | – |
| 1982 | $2.15B | – |
| 1981 | $1.97B | – |
| 1980 | $2.11B | – |
| 1979 | $1.81B | – |
| 1978 | $1.62B | – |
| 1977 | $1.56B | – |
| 1976 | $1.52B | – |
| 1975 | $1.72B | – |
| 1974 | $1.48B | – |
| 1973 | $1.57B | – |
| 1972 | $1.51B | – |
| 1971 | $1.31B | – |
| 1970 | $1.21B | – |
| 1969 | $1.14B | – |
| 1968 | $1.24B | – |
| 1967 | $1.09B | – |
| 1966 | $1.11B | – |
| 1965 | $1.13B | – |
| 1964 | $1.11B | – |
| 1963 | $1.12B | – |
| 1962 | $1.42B | – |
| 1961 | $1.01B | – |
| 1960 | $873M | – |
| 1959 | $831M | – |
| 1958 | $707M | – |
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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
Finland vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateFinland: 6.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025