Georgia vs Russia
Georgia vs Russia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.75% of GDP in Georgia and 7.5% of GDP in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 5.76 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Georgia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Georgia.
- In 2025, Georgia ranked 73 and Russia ranked 4 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Georgia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 1.59 | 6.87 |
| 2023 | 1.65 | 5.27 |
| 2022 | 1.61 | 4.56 |
| 2021 | 1.59 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 1.79 | 4.15 |
| 2019 | 1.76 | 3.85 |
| 2018 | 1.87 | 3.72 |
| 2017 | 1.94 | 4.25 |
| 2016 | 2.04 | 5.43 |
| 2015 | 1.97 | 4.87 |
| 2014 | 2.31 | 4.11 |
| 2013 | 2.52 | 3.85 |
| 2012 | 2.91 | 3.69 |
| 2011 | 3.03 | 3.43 |
| 2010 | 3.66 | 3.59 |
| 2009 | 5.61 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 8.52 | 3.15 |
| 2007 | 9.16 | 3.12 |
| 2006 | 5.22 | 3.25 |
| 2005 | 3.34 | 3.33 |
| 2004 | 1.37 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 1.07 | 3.67 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3.76 |
| 2001 | 0.74 | 3.55 |
| 2000 | 0.62 | 3.31 |
| 1999 | 0.92 | 3.07 |
| 1998 | 1.14 | 2.73 |
| 1997 | 1.25 | 4.04 |
| 1996 | 2.21 | 3.76 |
| 1995 | – | 3.78 |
| 1994 | – | 4.52 |
| 1993 | – | 4.18 |
| 1992 | – | 4.43 |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
Georgia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGeorgia: 74.5 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGeorgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGeorgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGeorgia: 69.1% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGeorgia: 2.8% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGeorgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGeorgia: 3.81 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGeorgia: 0.02% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGeorgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGeorgia: 61.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGeorgia: 36.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGeorgia: 15.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGeorgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsGeorgia: $637M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGeorgia: $173 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGeorgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGeorgia: 26,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGeorgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGeorgia: 1.39% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGeorgia: 15 million TIV in 2024Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGeorgia: 7 million TIV in 2017Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025