Russia vs Switzerland
Russia vs Switzerland: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 7.5% of GDP in Russia and 0.76% of GDP in Switzerland, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 6.74 percentage points, or 9.91 times that in Switzerland.
% 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 Switzerland ranked 127 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.5 | 0.76 |
| 2024 | 6.87 | 0.7 |
| 2023 | 5.27 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 4.56 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 0.67 |
| 2020 | 4.15 | 0.77 |
| 2019 | 3.85 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | 3.72 | 0.65 |
| 2017 | 4.25 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 5.43 | 0.66 |
| 2015 | 4.87 | 0.65 |
| 2014 | 4.11 | 0.63 |
| 2013 | 3.85 | 0.71 |
| 2012 | 3.69 | 0.67 |
| 2011 | 3.43 | 0.69 |
| 2010 | 3.59 | 0.69 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 0.73 |
| 2008 | 3.15 | 0.72 |
| 2007 | 3.12 | 0.72 |
| 2006 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 2005 | 3.33 | 0.83 |
| 2004 | 3.3 | 0.89 |
| 2003 | 3.67 | 0.93 |
| 2002 | 3.76 | 0.96 |
| 2001 | 3.55 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 3.31 | 1.03 |
| 1999 | 3.07 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.73 | 1.19 |
| 1997 | 4.04 | 1.22 |
| 1996 | 3.76 | 1.28 |
| 1995 | 3.78 | 1.36 |
| 1994 | 4.52 | 1.33 |
| 1993 | 4.18 | 1.37 |
| 1992 | 4.43 | 1.52 |
| 1991 | – | 1.54 |
| 1990 | – | 1.57 |
| 1989 | – | 1.52 |
| 1988 | – | 1.57 |
| 1987 | – | 1.56 |
| 1986 | – | 1.66 |
| 1985 | – | 1.83 |
| 1984 | – | 1.7 |
| 1983 | – | 1.75 |
| 1982 | – | 1.73 |
| 1981 | – | 1.66 |
| 1980 | – | 1.68 |
| 1979 | – | 2.04 |
| 1978 | – | 1.97 |
| 1977 | – | 2.02 |
| 1976 | – | 2.16 |
| 1975 | – | 1.9 |
| 1974 | – | 1.88 |
| 1973 | – | 1.86 |
| 1972 | – | 1.97 |
| 1971 | – | 2.05 |
| 1970 | – | 2.1 |
| 1969 | – | 2.2 |
| 1968 | – | 2.18 |
| 1967 | – | 2.38 |
| 1966 | – | 2.53 |
| 1965 | – | 2.47 |
| 1964 | – | 2.54 |
| 1963 | – | 2.52 |
| 1962 | – | 2.57 |
| 1961 | – | 2.47 |
| 1960 | – | 2.34 |
| 1959 | – | 2.71 |
| 1958 | – | 2.99 |
| 1957 | – | 2.83 |
- 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
Russia vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Switzerland: 96.7% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Switzerland: 0.12% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025