Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $558M in Kyrgyzstan and $220M in Tajikistan, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by $338M, or 2.54 times that in Tajikistan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- In 2025, Kyrgyzstan ranked 99 and Tajikistan ranked 115 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $558M | $220M |
| 2024 | $511M | $184M |
| 2023 | $512M | $296M |
| 2022 | $396M | $222M |
| 2021 | $338M | $107M |
| 2020 | $338M | $91.9M |
| 2019 | $321M | $98.9M |
| 2018 | $315M | $101M |
| 2017 | $306M | $93.8M |
| 2016 | $305M | $99.7M |
| 2015 | $286M | $99M |
| 2014 | $277M | $86.8M |
| 2013 | $250M | – |
| 2012 | $234M | $67.9M |
| 2011 | $235M | $65.4M |
| 2010 | $239M | $52.6M |
| 2009 | $194M | $46.9M |
| 2008 | $177M | $45.6M |
| 2007 | $176M | – |
| 2006 | $161M | – |
| 2005 | $146M | – |
| 2004 | $132M | $54.6M |
| 2003 | $123M | $46.5M |
| 2002 | $108M | $35.9M |
| 2001 | $93.1M | $16.9M |
| 2000 | $108M | $17M |
| 1999 | $89.3M | $19.7M |
| 1998 | $85.3M | $23.5M |
| 1997 | $98.6M | $20.5M |
| 1996 | $89.1M | $14.3M |
| 1995 | $93.9M | $13.3M |
| 1994 | $75M | $46.2M |
| 1993 | $55.6M | $146M |
| 1992 | $97.8M | $40.9M |
- Estimate
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
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 per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending 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