Russia vs Spain
Russia vs Spain: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 7.5% of GDP in Russia and 2.13% of GDP in Spain, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 5.37 percentage points, or 3.52 times that in Spain.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 4 and Spain ranked 51 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5 | 2.13 |
| 2024 | 6.87 | 1.46 |
| 2023 | 5.27 | 1.54 |
| 2022 | 4.56 | 1.43 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 1.37 |
| 2020 | 4.15 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | 3.85 | 1.23 |
| 2018 | 3.72 | 1.25 |
| 2017 | 4.25 | 1.22 |
| 2016 | 5.43 | 1.13 |
| 2015 | 4.87 | 1.26 |
| 2014 | 4.11 | 1.25 |
| 2013 | 3.85 | 1.27 |
| 2012 | 3.69 | 1.42 |
| 2011 | 3.43 | 1.33 |
| 2010 | 3.59 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 1.36 |
| 2008 | 3.15 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | 3.12 | 1.36 |
| 2006 | 3.25 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | 3.33 | 1.39 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 1.43 |
| 2003 | 3.67 | 1.42 |
| 2002 | 3.76 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 3.55 | 1.63 |
| 2000 | 3.31 | 1.73 |
| 1999 | 3.07 | 1.76 |
| 1998 | 2.73 | 1.76 |
| 1997 | 4.04 | 1.72 |
| 1996 | 3.76 | 1.81 |
| 1995 | 3.78 | 1.92 |
| 1994 | 4.52 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4.18 | 2.01 |
| 1992 | 4.43 | 2.04 |
| 1991 | – | 2.13 |
| 1990 | – | 2.29 |
| 1989 | – | 2.36 |
| 1988 | – | 2.49 |
| 1987 | – | 2.62 |
| 1986 | – | 2.63 |
| 1985 | – | 2.96 |
| 1984 | – | 2.97 |
| 1983 | – | 2.94 |
| 1982 | – | 2.66 |
| 1981 | – | 2.58 |
| 1980 | – | 2.49 |
| 1979 | – | 2.5 |
| 1978 | – | 2.36 |
| 1977 | – | 2.31 |
| 1976 | – | 2.32 |
| 1975 | – | 2 |
| 1974 | – | 2.21 |
| 1973 | – | 2.11 |
| 1972 | – | 2.32 |
| 1971 | – | 2.11 |
| 1970 | – | 2.29 |
| 1969 | – | 2.43 |
| 1968 | – | 2.3 |
| 1967 | – | 1.85 |
| 1966 | – | 2.08 |
| 1965 | – | 1.89 |
| 1964 | – | 1.93 |
| 1963 | – | 1.97 |
| 1962 | – | 2.27 |
| 1961 | – | 2.03 |
| 1960 | – | 2.25 |
| 1959 | – | 1.91 |
| 1958 | – | 1.93 |
| 1957 | – | 2.24 |
| 1956 | – | 2.26 |
| 1955 | – | 2.31 |
| 1954 | – | 2.29 |
- 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
Russia vs Spain
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Spain: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Spain: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Spain: 2.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Spain: 99.6% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Spain: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Spain: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Spain: 47.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Spain: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Spain: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Spain: 80.5% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Spain: 44.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Spain: 20.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Spain: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Spain: $37.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Spain: $839 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Spain: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Spain: 199,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Spain: 0.66% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Spain: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Spain: 237 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Spain: 341 million TIV in 2025