Mongolia vs Russia
Mongolia vs Russia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 2.5% of government spending in Mongolia and 19.8% of government spending in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 17.4 percentage points, or 8.04 times that in Mongolia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1998.
- In 2025, Mongolia ranked 127 and Russia ranked 7 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.5 | 19.8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 18.6 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 10.3 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 10.6 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 13.8 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 11.8 |
| 2013 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 10.2 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 3.8 | 9.8 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 11.2 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 11.2 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 11.3 |
| 2002 | 5.1 | 11.1 |
| 2001 | 5.2 | 11.3 |
| 2000 | 6.2 | 10.8 |
| 1999 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 1998 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| 1997 | 5.1 | – |
| 1996 | 5.6 | – |
| 1995 | 5.5 | – |
| 1994 | 5.5 | – |
| 1993 | 4.8 | – |
| 1992 | 7.2 | – |
| 1991 | 8.5 | – |
| 1990 | 9.2 | – |
| 1989 | 12.6 | – |
| 1988 | 14 | – |
- 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
Mongolia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyMongolia: 71.7 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMongolia: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMongolia: 10.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMongolia: 39.3% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionMongolia: 3.53% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateMongolia: 15.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMongolia: 3.43 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthMongolia: 1.3% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMongolia: 2.69 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMongolia: 71.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageMongolia: 26.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMongolia: 4.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMongolia: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMongolia: 0.88% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMongolia: $214M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personMongolia: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMongolia: 18,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerMongolia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMongolia: 1.27% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMongolia: 3 million TIV in 2022Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025