Kazakhstan vs Ukraine
Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.1% of government spending in Kazakhstan and 62.9% of government spending in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 60.8 percentage points, or 30 times that in Kazakhstan.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked 137 and Ukraine ranked 1 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 47.6 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 49.1 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 39.2 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 8.7 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 8.9 |
| 2014 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| 2001 | – | 7.8 |
| 2000 | – | 9.9 |
| 1999 | – | 11.2 |
| 1998 | – | 8.7 |
| 1997 | – | 9.8 |
| 1996 | – | 8.6 |
| 1995 | – | 6.6 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025