Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.31B in Kazakhstan and $220M in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by $1.09B, or 5.94 times that in Tajikistan.
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US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | $1.31B 2025 | $4.28B | 75 of 151 |
| Tajikistan | $220M 2025 | $99M | 115 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 75 and Tajikistan ranked 115 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.31B | $220M |
| 2024 | $1.17B | $184M |
| 2023 | $1.24B | $296M |
| 2022 | $1.43B | $222M |
| 2021 | $2.11B | $107M |
| 2020 | $2.12B | $91.9M |
| 2019 | $4.88B | $98.9M |
| 2018 | $3.74B | $101M |
| 2017 | $3.47B | $93.8M |
| 2016 | $3.62B | $99.7M |
| 2015 | $4.28B | $99M |
| 2014 | $4.16B | $86.8M |
| 2013 | $4.17B | – |
| 2012 | $3.7B | $67.9M |
| 2011 | $3.17B | $65.4M |
| 2010 | $2.88B | $52.6M |
| 2009 | $2.62B | $46.9M |
| 2008 | $2.78B | $45.6M |
| 2007 | $2.93B | – |
| 2006 | $1.95B | – |
| 2005 | $1.66B | – |
| 2004 | $1.32B | $54.6M |
| 2003 | $1.16B | $46.5M |
| 2002 | $976M | $35.9M |
| 2001 | $891M | $16.9M |
| 2000 | $606M | $17M |
| 1999 | $578M | $19.7M |
| 1998 | $691M | $23.5M |
| 1997 | $696M | $20.5M |
| 1996 | $745M | $14.3M |
| 1995 | $690M | $13.3M |
| 1994 | $669M | $46.2M |
| 1993 | $1.04B | $146M |
| 1992 | – | $40.9M |
- 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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