Lithuania vs Russia
Lithuania vs Russia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.74B in Lithuania and $158B in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by $155B, or 58 times that in Lithuania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2025, Lithuania ranked 56 and Russia ranked 3 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Lithuania | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.74B | $158B |
| 2024 | $2.69B | $149B |
| 2023 | $2.28B | $109B |
| 2022 | $2.05B | $88.7B |
| 2021 | $1.57B | $68.5B |
| 2020 | $1.54B | $67.2B |
| 2019 | $1.47B | $65.6B |
| 2018 | $1.38B | $62.8B |
| 2017 | $1.15B | $65.3B |
| 2016 | $945M | $80.6B |
| 2015 | $705M | $75.1B |
| 2014 | $529M | $69.7B |
| 2013 | $440M | $65B |
| 2012 | $425M | $62B |
| 2011 | $425M | $53.5B |
| 2010 | $440M | $50.2B |
| 2009 | $527M | $49.2B |
| 2008 | $699M | $46.9B |
| 2007 | $677M | $42.6B |
| 2006 | $621M | $39.2B |
| 2005 | $561M | $35.4B |
| 2004 | $515M | $31.1B |
| 2003 | $446M | $29.8B |
| 2002 | $456M | $28.4B |
| 2001 | $458M | $25.7B |
| 2000 | $390M | $23.7B |
| 1999 | $299M | $17.6B |
| 1998 | $391M | $15.8B |
| 1997 | $225M | $26.6B |
| 1996 | $137M | $24.4B |
| 1995 | $123M | $25.8B |
| 1994 | $118M | $39.2B |
| 1993 | $219M | $41.5B |
| 1992 | – | $47.5B |
- 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
Lithuania vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyLithuania: 76 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLithuania: 95% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionLithuania: 4.14% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateLithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthLithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLithuania: 69.1% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageLithuania: 42.1 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLithuania: 19.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personLithuania: $1,035 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLithuania: 37,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerLithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025