Kazakhstan vs Russia
Kazakhstan vs Russia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.31B in Kazakhstan and $158B in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $157B, or 120 times that in Kazakhstan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 75 and Russia ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.31B | $158B |
| 2024 | $1.17B | $149B |
| 2023 | $1.24B | $109B |
| 2022 | $1.43B | $88.7B |
| 2021 | $2.11B | $68.5B |
| 2020 | $2.12B | $67.2B |
| 2019 | $4.88B | $65.6B |
| 2018 | $3.74B | $62.8B |
| 2017 | $3.47B | $65.3B |
| 2016 | $3.62B | $80.6B |
| 2015 | $4.28B | $75.1B |
| 2014 | $4.16B | $69.7B |
| 2013 | $4.17B | $65B |
| 2012 | $3.7B | $62B |
| 2011 | $3.17B | $53.5B |
| 2010 | $2.88B | $50.2B |
| 2009 | $2.62B | $49.2B |
| 2008 | $2.78B | $46.9B |
| 2007 | $2.93B | $42.6B |
| 2006 | $1.95B | $39.2B |
| 2005 | $1.66B | $35.4B |
| 2004 | $1.32B | $31.1B |
| 2003 | $1.16B | $29.8B |
| 2002 | $976M | $28.4B |
| 2001 | $891M | $25.7B |
| 2000 | $606M | $23.7B |
| 1999 | $578M | $17.6B |
| 1998 | $691M | $15.8B |
| 1997 | $696M | $26.6B |
| 1996 | $745M | $24.4B |
| 1995 | $690M | $25.8B |
| 1994 | $669M | $39.2B |
| 1993 | $1.04B | $41.5B |
| 1992 | – | $47.5B |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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
Kazakhstan vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025