Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 7.9% of government spending in Kyrgyzstan and 4.7% of government spending in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 3.2 percentage points, or 1.67 times that in Tajikistan.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Kyrgyzstan ranked 39 and Tajikistan ranked 82 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.9 | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 3.1 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 9.1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8.8 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 8.4 | – |
| 2012 | 7.9 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9.1 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | 9.8 | 4 |
| 2008 | 10.4 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 10.3 | – |
| 2006 | 10.9 | – |
| 2005 | 10.6 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2002 | 9.3 | 11.1 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 9.5 | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1997 | 10 | – |
| 1996 | 10.4 | – |
| 1995 | 9.1 | – |
- 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
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025