Germany vs Russia
Germany vs Russia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $107B in Germany and $158B in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $51.5B, or 1.48 times that in Germany.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2025, Germany ranked 4 and Russia ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Germany | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107B | $158B |
| 2024 | $86.2B | $149B |
| 2023 | $70.2B | $109B |
| 2022 | $62.5B | $88.7B |
| 2021 | $59.9B | $68.5B |
| 2020 | $60.4B | $67.2B |
| 2019 | $56.7B | $65.6B |
| 2018 | $51.7B | $62.8B |
| 2017 | $50.3B | $65.3B |
| 2016 | $48.9B | $80.6B |
| 2015 | $46.9B | $75.1B |
| 2014 | $46.1B | $69.7B |
| 2013 | $46B | $65B |
| 2012 | $47.8B | $62B |
| 2011 | $46.5B | $53.5B |
| 2010 | $47.4B | $50.2B |
| 2009 | $47.3B | $49.2B |
| 2008 | $45.6B | $46.9B |
| 2007 | $44.5B | $42.6B |
| 2006 | $44.5B | $39.2B |
| 2005 | $45.3B | $35.4B |
| 2004 | $46B | $31.1B |
| 2003 | $47.4B | $29.8B |
| 2002 | $48.1B | $28.4B |
| 2001 | $48B | $25.7B |
| 2000 | $48.8B | $23.7B |
| 1999 | $49.6B | $17.6B |
| 1998 | $48.6B | $15.8B |
| 1997 | $48.4B | $26.6B |
| 1996 | $50.3B | $24.4B |
| 1995 | $51.3B | $25.8B |
| 1994 | $52.1B | $39.2B |
| 1993 | $55.9B | $41.5B |
| 1992 | $62.2B | $47.5B |
| 1991 | $65.4B | – |
- 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
Germany vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025