Poland vs Ukraine
Poland vs Ukraine: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 4.5% of GDP in Poland and 39.56% of GDP in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 35.06 percentage points, or 8.8 times that in Poland.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2025, Poland ranked 11 and Ukraine ranked 1 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Poland | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5 | 39.56 |
| 2024 | 3.76 | 33.96 |
| 2023 | 3.26 | 36.03 |
| 2022 | 2.21 | 25.64 |
| 2021 | 2.22 | 3.43 |
| 2020 | 2.26 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 1.95 | 4.07 |
| 2018 | 2.03 | 3.64 |
| 2017 | 1.89 | 3.24 |
| 2016 | 1.94 | 3.67 |
| 2015 | 2.13 | 3.85 |
| 2014 | 1.91 | 2.97 |
| 2013 | 1.79 | 2.39 |
| 2012 | 1.8 | 2.35 |
| 2011 | 1.79 | 2.26 |
| 2010 | 1.84 | 2.74 |
| 2009 | 1.79 | 2.84 |
| 2008 | 1.75 | 2.67 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2.87 |
| 2006 | 1.91 | 2.77 |
| 2005 | 1.92 | 2.79 |
| 2004 | 1.87 | 2.51 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 2.75 |
| 2002 | 1.89 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.89 | 2.77 |
| 2000 | 1.82 | 3.51 |
| 1999 | 1.89 | 2.88 |
| 1998 | 1.99 | 3.24 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3.99 |
| 1996 | 1.92 | 3.18 |
| 1995 | 1.9 | 2.74 |
| 1994 | 2.27 | 2.42 |
| 1993 | 2.47 | 0.43 |
| 1992 | 2.23 | – |
| 1991 | 2.25 | – |
| 1990 | 2.61 | – |
| 1989 | 1.82 | – |
| 1988 | 2.59 | – |
| 1987 | 2.76 | – |
| 1986 | 2.94 | – |
| 1985 | 3.02 | – |
| 1984 | 3.06 | – |
| 1983 | 2.9 | – |
| 1982 | 3.25 | – |
| 1981 | 2.91 | – |
| 1980 | 2.65 | – |
- 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
Poland vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025