Israel vs Russia

Israel vs Russia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 17.8% of government spending in Israel and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Israel.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Israel vs Russia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 17.8% of government spending in Israel and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Israel.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Israel.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 10 and Russia ranked 7 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearIsraelRussia
202517.819.8
202419.318.6
202313.414.8
202211.713
20211210.3
202011.410.6
201912.811.4
201813.111.4
201713.712.2
201613.614.8
20151413.8
201414.311.8
201313.311.1
201213.410.8
201113.810.3
201014.410.1
200914.310.2
2008159.9
200715.19.8
20061411.2
200514.111.3
200414.211.2
200313.611.3
200212.711.1
200113.511.3
200013.910.8
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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