Greece vs Ukraine: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $7.81B in Greece and $77.6B in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by $69.8B, or 9.94 times that in Greece.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $7.81B 2025 | $5.54B | 35 of 151 |
| Ukraine | $77.6B 2025 | $4.83B | 8 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 35 and Ukraine ranked 8 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Greece | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.81B | $77.6B |
| 2024 | $7.39B | $64.8B |
| 2023 | $7.22B | $63.3B |
| 2022 | $9.57B | $40.2B |
| 2021 | $8.85B | $6.72B |
| 2020 | $6.47B | $7.26B |
| 2019 | $6.06B | $6.54B |
| 2018 | $6.17B | $5.64B |
| 2017 | $5.77B | $4.68B |
| 2016 | $5.77B | $4.85B |
| 2015 | $5.54B | $4.83B |
| 2014 | $5.23B | $4.42B |
| 2013 | $5.27B | $3.69B |
| 2012 | $5.64B | $3.47B |
| 2011 | $6.38B | $3.1B |
| 2010 | $7.93B | $3.37B |
| 2009 | $10.3B | $3.35B |
| 2008 | $9.84B | $3.66B |
| 2007 | $8.85B | $3.74B |
| 2006 | $8.86B | $3.08B |
| 2005 | $8.52B | $2.74B |
| 2004 | $7.88B | $2.26B |
| 2003 | $7.16B | $2.1B |
| 2002 | $8.36B | $1.82B |
| 2001 | $8.52B | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $8.72B | $2.02B |
| 1999 | $8.26B | $1.63B |
| 1998 | $7.89B | $1.77B |
| 1997 | $7.24B | $2.19B |
| 1996 | $6.79B | $1.77B |
| 1995 | $6.41B | $1.83B |
| 1994 | $6.27B | $1.71B |
| 1993 | $6.17B | $387M |
| 1992 | $6.32B | – |
| 1991 | $6.08B | – |
| 1990 | $6.41B | – |
| 1989 | $6.34B | – |
| 1988 | $6.76B | – |
| 1987 | $6.4B | – |
| 1986 | $6.41B | – |
| 1985 | $7.5B | – |
| 1984 | $7.56B | – |
| 1983 | $7.7B | – |
| 1982 | $8.44B | – |
| 1981 | $8.27B | – |
| 1980 | $6.99B | – |
| 1979 | $8.08B | – |
| 1978 | $8.34B | – |
| 1977 | $8.17B | – |
| 1976 | $7.7B | – |
| 1975 | $7.04B | – |
| 1974 | $5.47B | – |
| 1973 | $4.41B | – |
| 1972 | $4.38B | – |
| 1971 | $4.11B | – |
| 1970 | $3.89B | – |
| 1969 | $3.6B | – |
| 1968 | $3.18B | – |
| 1967 | $2.73B | – |
| 1966 | $2.12B | – |
| 1965 | $1.95B | – |
| 1964 | $1.8B | – |
| 1963 | $1.74B | – |
| 1962 | $1.69B | – |
| 1961 | $1.66B | – |
| 1960 | $1.72B | – |
| 1959 | $1.62B | – |
| 1958 | $1.56B | – |
| 1957 | $1.59B | – |
| 1956 | $1.53B | – |
| 1955 | $1.18B | – |
| 1954 | $1.16B | – |
| 1953 | $1.08B | – |
| 1952 | $1.13B | – |
| 1951 | $1.17B | – |
| 1950 | $991M | – |
| 1949 | $884M | – |
- 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.
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