Kazakhstan vs Tajikistan: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 0.43% of GDP in Kazakhstan and 1.47% of GDP in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 1.04 percentage points, or 3.43 times that in Kazakhstan.
KazakhstanTajikistan
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% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 0.43 2025 | 1.11 | 143 of 151 |
| Tajikistan | 1.47 2025 | 1.28 | 85 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 143 and Tajikistan ranked 85 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43 | 1.47 |
| 2024 | 0.4 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 0.44 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | 0.52 | 1.93 |
| 2021 | 0.82 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0.91 | 0.95 |
| 2019 | 1.02 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0.84 | 1.05 |
| 2017 | 0.83 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 0.93 | 1.21 |
| 2015 | 1.11 | 1.28 |
| 2014 | 1.04 | 1.13 |
| 2013 | 1.08 | – |
| 2012 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0.94 | 1.09 |
| 2010 | 1.01 | 0.95 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 0.95 |
| 2008 | 1.16 | 1.02 |
| 2007 | 1.3 | – |
| 2006 | 0.98 | – |
| 2005 | 1.04 | – |
| 2004 | 0.99 | 1.13 |
| 2003 | 1.03 | 1.12 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1.05 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.58 |
| 2000 | 0.78 | 0.6 |
| 1999 | 0.82 | 1.39 |
| 1998 | 1.15 | 1.71 |
| 1997 | 1.11 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 1.2 | 1.29 |
| 1995 | 1.03 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 0.84 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1.06 | 0 |
| 1992 | – | 0 |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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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