Mongolia vs Russia
Mongolia vs Russia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 0.88% of GDP in Mongolia and 7.5% of GDP in Russia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 6.62 percentage points, or 8.5 times that in Mongolia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Mongolia ranked 119 and Russia ranked 4 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.88 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 0.76 | 6.87 |
| 2023 | 0.54 | 5.27 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | 4.56 |
| 2021 | 0.62 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 0.71 | 4.15 |
| 2019 | 0.66 | 3.85 |
| 2018 | 0.67 | 3.72 |
| 2017 | 0.76 | 4.25 |
| 2016 | 0.86 | 5.43 |
| 2015 | 0.88 | 4.87 |
| 2014 | 0.86 | 4.11 |
| 2013 | 0.82 | 3.85 |
| 2012 | 0.92 | 3.69 |
| 2011 | 0.84 | 3.43 |
| 2010 | 0.76 | 3.59 |
| 2009 | 0.63 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 0.82 | 3.15 |
| 2007 | 1.05 | 3.12 |
| 2006 | 0.96 | 3.25 |
| 2005 | 1.02 | 3.33 |
| 2004 | 1.38 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 1.51 | 3.67 |
| 2002 | 1.8 | 3.76 |
| 2001 | 1.78 | 3.55 |
| 2000 | 2.02 | 3.31 |
| 1999 | 1.84 | 3.07 |
| 1998 | 1.91 | 2.73 |
| 1997 | 1.64 | 4.04 |
| 1996 | 1.78 | 3.76 |
| 1995 | 1.62 | 3.78 |
| 1994 | 1.65 | 4.52 |
| 1993 | 1.71 | 4.18 |
| 1992 | 1.91 | 4.43 |
| 1991 | 3.23 | – |
| 1990 | 4.28 | – |
| 1989 | 6.25 | – |
| 1988 | 6.34 | – |
| 1987 | 5.83 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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
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 spending in US dollarsMongolia: $214M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personMongolia: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMongolia: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending 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