Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $1.31B in Kazakhstan in 2025 and $1.77B in Uzbekistan in 2018, by SIPRI estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by $1.97B, or 2.11 times that in Uzbekistan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1994.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.31B | – |
| 2024 | $1.17B | – |
| 2023 | $1.24B | – |
| 2022 | $1.43B | – |
| 2021 | $2.11B | – |
| 2020 | $2.12B | – |
| 2019 | $4.88B | – |
| 2018 | $3.74B | $1.77B |
| 2017 | $3.47B | – |
| 2016 | $3.62B | – |
| 2015 | $4.28B | – |
| 2014 | $4.16B | – |
| 2013 | $4.17B | – |
| 2012 | $3.7B | – |
| 2011 | $3.17B | – |
| 2010 | $2.88B | – |
| 2009 | $2.62B | – |
| 2008 | $2.78B | – |
| 2007 | $2.93B | – |
| 2006 | $1.95B | – |
| 2005 | $1.66B | – |
| 2004 | $1.32B | – |
| 2003 | $1.16B | $41.7M |
| 2002 | $976M | $39.4M |
| 2001 | $891M | $46.3M |
| 2000 | $606M | $53.7M |
| 1999 | $578M | $62.4M |
| 1998 | $691M | – |
| 1997 | $696M | $40.8M |
| 1996 | $745M | $35.1M |
| 1995 | $690M | $26.3M |
| 1994 | $669M | $31.4M |
| 1993 | $1.04B | – |
- 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 Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016