Kazakhstan vs Spain: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.31B in Kazakhstan and $37.7B in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Spain, by $36.4B, or 29 times that in Kazakhstan.
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Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | $1.31B 2025 | $4.28B | 75 of 151 |
| Spain | $37.7B 2025 | $18.3B | 15 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 75 and Spain ranked 15 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.31B | $37.7B |
| 2024 | $1.17B | $25.2B |
| 2023 | $1.24B | $25.6B |
| 2022 | $1.43B | $22.7B |
| 2021 | $2.11B | $21.1B |
| 2020 | $2.12B | $19.7B |
| 2019 | $4.88B | $19.7B |
| 2018 | $3.74B | $19.5B |
| 2017 | $3.47B | $18.8B |
| 2016 | $3.62B | $17B |
| 2015 | $4.28B | $18.3B |
| 2014 | $4.16B | $17.2B |
| 2013 | $4.17B | $17.2B |
| 2012 | $3.7B | $19.8B |
| 2011 | $3.17B | $19.5B |
| 2010 | $2.88B | $21.2B |
| 2009 | $2.62B | $21.1B |
| 2008 | $2.78B | $21.9B |
| 2007 | $2.93B | $22.1B |
| 2006 | $1.95B | $21.3B |
| 2005 | $1.66B | $20.6B |
| 2004 | $1.32B | $20.3B |
| 2003 | $1.16B | $19.5B |
| 2002 | $976M | $19.2B |
| 2001 | $891M | $20.7B |
| 2000 | $606M | $20.9B |
| 1999 | $578M | $20.2B |
| 1998 | $691M | $18.4B |
| 1997 | $696M | $17.5B |
| 1996 | $745M | $17.7B |
| 1995 | $690M | $18.3B |
| 1994 | $669M | $18.2B |
| 1993 | $1.04B | $18B |
| 1992 | – | $18.4B |
| 1991 | – | $18.9B |
| 1990 | – | $19.7B |
| 1989 | – | $19.4B |
| 1988 | – | $19.5B |
| 1987 | – | $19.3B |
| 1986 | – | $18.2B |
| 1985 | – | $19.5B |
| 1984 | – | $19.2B |
| 1983 | – | $18.7B |
| 1982 | – | $16.7B |
| 1981 | – | $16.1B |
| 1980 | – | $15.9B |
| 1979 | – | $15.3B |
| 1978 | – | $14.3B |
| 1977 | – | $13.7B |
| 1976 | – | $13.5B |
| 1975 | – | $11.4B |
| 1974 | – | $12.5B |
| 1973 | – | $11.3B |
| 1972 | – | $11.5B |
| 1971 | – | $9.62B |
| 1970 | – | $10B |
| 1969 | – | $9.93B |
| 1968 | – | $8.41B |
| 1967 | – | $6.35B |
| 1966 | – | $6.76B |
| 1965 | – | $5.62B |
| 1964 | – | $5.6B |
| 1963 | – | $4.9B |
| 1962 | – | $5.2B |
| 1961 | – | $4.26B |
| 1960 | – | $4.23B |
| 1959 | – | $3.52B |
| 1958 | – | $3.7B |
| 1957 | – | $4.21B |
| 1956 | – | $4.03B |
| 1955 | – | $3.8B |
| 1954 | – | $3.51B |
| 1953 | – | $3.49B |
| 1952 | – | $3.56B |
| 1951 | – | $2.81B |
| 1950 | – | $2.97B |
| 1949 | – | $3.17B |
- 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.
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