Russia vs Ukraine
Russia vs Ukraine: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 19.8% of government spending in Russia and 62.9% of government spending in Ukraine, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 43.1 percentage points, or 3.17 times that in Russia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Russia ranked 7 and Ukraine ranked 1 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Russia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.8 | 62.9 |
| 2024 | 18.6 | 47.6 |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 49.1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 39.2 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 9.6 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 9.8 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 8.7 |
| 2017 | 12.2 | 7.8 |
| 2016 | 14.8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13.8 | 8.9 |
| 2014 | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 11.1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10.8 | 4.8 |
| 2011 | 10.3 | 4.9 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 5.6 |
| 2009 | 10.2 | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 9.9 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 9.8 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 11.2 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 11.3 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 11.2 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| 2002 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
| 2001 | 11.3 | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 10.8 | 9.9 |
| 1999 | 9 | 11.2 |
| 1998 | 6.9 | 8.7 |
| 1997 | – | 9.8 |
| 1996 | – | 8.6 |
| 1995 | – | 6.6 |
- 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
Russia vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerRussia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025